Profen coal mine

{{Infobox mine

| name = Profen Coal Mine

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| pushpin_map =

| pushpin_label =

| pushpin_map_caption =

| coordinates =

| place =

| subdivision_type =

| state/province = Saxony-Anhalt

| country = Germany

| owner =

| stock_exchange =

| stock_code =

| official website =

| acquisition year =

| products = Lignite

| financial year =

| amount =

| opening year =

| closing year =

}}

The Profen Coal Mine is a coal mine located near Hohenmölsen and Zeitz in Saxony-Anhalt. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 115 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world and has an annual production of 9 million tonnes of coal.{{cite web|url=http://investor.kr-ustecky.cz/reregions-mezinarodni_konference_most/OE1IRGE.PDF |title=MIBRAG company|year=2012|publisher=kr-ustecky.cz |accessdate=2013-07-05}} As of 2018, Mibrag has paid €550 million ($644 million) in local taxes per year, or 16 percent of the district's revenue.{{cite web |last1=Wecker |first1=Katharina |title=Germany's mining communities brace themselves for post-coal era {{!}} DW {{!}} 01.06.2018 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-mining-communities-brace-themselves-for-post-coal-era/a-44037149 |website=DW.COM |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180619044229/https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-mining-communities-brace-themselves-for-post-coal-era/a-44037149 |archivedate=2018-06-19 |date=1 June 2018 |quote=Permalink: p.dw.com/p/2ym4b |url-status=live}}