The Paskov Mine

The Paskov mine lies approximately 20 kilometres south of Ostrava and produces mostly high-quality coking coal. It comprises the mining sites of Staříč. In terms of organization The Frenštát Mine (preservation mode) comes under The Paskov Mine.The Paskov washing plant with a capacity of 550 tons per hour.

Contacts

Staříč 528

739 43 Staříč, okr. Frýdek - Místek

Czech Republic
Tel. switchboard: +420 558 491 111
Tel. secretariat: +420 558 492 220
Fax: +420 558 492 555
E-mail: marie.pokludova@okd.cz

The Paskov mine in numbers

 

	Paskov Mine
2010 Production	approx. 963 000 tons
Mining area size	approx. 40 km2
Reserves as at 1 January 2011 (according to JORC standards)	approx. 25 Mt

 

Depth

The biggest absolute depth can be found in the downcast air-shaft at the Staříč site; its opening is at 305 meters above sea level and reaches as deep as 850 metres below sea level.

History

The Paskov mine was formed by merging the Paskov and Staříč plants. Both of them feature a relatively short history, beginning during the period of industrialization in the communist Czechoslovakia. The construction of buildings at the Paskov and Staříč plants was commenced in 1960 and 1962, respectively. In both cases these were mining workings with a high degree of endangerment by water and gas. Exploitation at the Paskov plant started in 1966, in case of Staříč it did not start before 1971.

On January 1, 1994 the formerly separate mines of Paskov and Staříč were combined into a sole group mine (branch) of Paskov. In 1999 it was decided that activities of the Paskov plant be terminated and the plant be transferred to the Odra mine. At the present, the Paskov mined is therefore formed only of the Staříč plant at the site of the former Paskov plant.