Yacimientos Carboníferos Fiscales

YCF S.E.
	Entrance to Río Turbio pictured in 2009
Company type	state-owned
Industry	Coal mining
Founded	1958
Defunct	1994; 30 years ago
Successor	YCRT
Headquarters	Río Turbio, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Area served	Argentina
Products	Coal
Divisions	Rio Turbio Railway

YCF, acronym for Yacimientos Carboníferos Fiscales (Spanish for Fiscal Coal Fields), was an Argentine state-owned company dedicated to exploiting coal deposits in the Argentine mainland, mainly the field near to Rio Turbio.^[1]^[2]

The company was succeeded in 1994 by Yacimientos Carboníferos Río Turbio.

History

"Ferrocarril Industrial Río Turbio" freight train

The company was founded in 1958 and existed until 1994, when it was privatised and renamed as Yacimientos Carboníferos Río Turbio S.A.^[3]

Prior to the creation of YCF, Argentina used to import coal. This became a problem during World War II, when a severe shortage caused problems to such key sectors as industry and transport. Production peaked in 1972 when it reached 570,000 tons.^{[citation needed]}

The coal was mined in Rio Turbio and transported to the port city of Rio Gallegos using the Rio Turbio Railway.

References

^ "Historia".
^ "RAZONES Y ORÍGENES - DE LA EMPRESA Y.C.F." (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ "YCRT". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

External links

YCF history on Argentina.gob.ar
Ley Nº 22.775 "Modifícanse las Partidas de Gastos y Recursos de la Empresa del Estado Yacimientos Carboníferos Fiscales para el ejercicio 1980" - InfoLeg website (accessed 2016-10-07)

[1] "Historia".

[2] "RAZONES Y ORÍGENES - DE LA EMPRESA Y.C.F." (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.

[3] "YCRT". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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