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OSTRAVA – Iron, iron and again iron - this is probably the most frequently used material in our hard coal underground mines. We meet with iron at every turn on the surface premises and underground. Shaft head frames, ropes, rails, locomotives, piping, supports, cutter loaders, conveyors, structures ... It is therefore quite logical that it is necessary to rationally manage such a precious, renewable material, including any discarded idle iron material designed for scrapping.... more

OSTRAVA – From a long-term perspective, OKD has been ensuring qualified labour force for its future needs. In the past, we were educating young people at secondary schools and apprentice centres. We have recently revived the apprenticeship, which will however bring the first fruit only in a few years. Therefore, we also need to work with unqualified labour force.... more

OSTRAVA/AMSTERDAM – The Open Mine Magazine informing about the events taking place within the entire NWR group appears in a hard copy version for the first time. The current issue brings inter alia a report on the on-going reclamation projects in the Karviná region, an extensive interview with OKD's CEO Klaus-Dieter Beck, an article on the world’s deepest mine or details on the autumn conference of mine rescuers. It also informs about the inaugural year of the OKD Foundation Awards for the best non-profit sector projects of last year and about the success of OKD in the TOP Philanthropist 2009 competition.... more

OSTRAVA/PRAGUE – Six experts, who are active in OKD, the mining company, received the “George Agricola” (Mining Industry) Medal from Ivo Pěgřímek, Chairman of the Czech Mining Office. On the occasion of the name-day of St. Barbara, the miners’ patron, this supreme mining award is granted to those who have merit in the mining industry development in a special and unique manner.... more

DARKOV - The first school bell on 1 September also put a quite new OKD Central Educational Centre into operation. The Centre has been opened in the rooms above the rehabilitation facilities in the plant 2 of the Darkov Mine. The Centre is in the pilot run for the time being, i.e. only for the Darkov Mine employees.... more

OSTRAVA – With new organizational arrangements of OKD's Accounting and Finance in place for six months we have begun to realise the first benefits due to the new centres in operation.... more

New World Resources N.V. (“NWR” or the “Company”), Central Europe’s leading hard coal producer, today announces its decision to defer the planned shutdown of its Sverma coking facility, as recent market trends indicate an upturn in the regional coke market.... more

STAŘÍČ – The Challenge Miner’s Lamp, awarded by the OKD Management, has arrived in the Paskov Mine. It means that the Staříč mine has achieved the best results in the second quarter of this year! “I consider it as an appreciation of staff’s dutiful work performance,” said Director Vladislav Szmek. According to him, the planned mining and metrage targets have been “overfulfilled”, and the results in the area of finance and safety have also been excellent.... more

OSTRAVA (18 August 2009) – OKD announces with deep regret that Milan Jelinek, a member of the Board of OKD, passed away unexpectedly on 16 August 2009, at the age of 77.... more

AMSTERDAM (17 August 2009) – New World Resources N.V. (NWR), Central Europe’s leading producer of hard coal, announces the launch of the Czech-language version of its website at www.newworldresources.eu today.... more