Claim: Cape Amsterdam is 15 km from Sveagruva, the mined coals are transported by trucks from there to the quay, but in March 2011, there was a coal fire in a pile of around 80,000 tons of coal.
Evidence: Cape Amsterdam is 15 km from Sveagruva and shipping port of the Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani. The coal is transported by trucks from there to the quay. In March 2011 there was a coal fire in a pile of around 80,000 tons of coal at Cape Amsterdam.