News in coal mining

KARVINÁ MINE – The new continuous miners of Bucyrus, which are now being delivered to the OKD Mines under the Production Optimisation Programme 2010 (“POP 2010”), represent a kind of excursion into the future. At present, there are just two such machine sets in service in the Karviná Mine and the experience with them is more than good.... more

OSTRAVA (January 14, 2009) – OKD has completed the refurbishment process of the hoisting equipment located at the concrete hoisting tower at Staříč Site, Paskov Mine last week. The investment worth CZK 30 million shall significantly improve safety and increase the productivity of coal production.... more

PASKOV Mine – What is strictly forbidden and punished in other mines is permitted and offered in the Staříč Plant of  Paskov Mine. It’s  a drive on the belt together with mined coal. This option may be used by the miners on the 5^th floor at a depth of 1,192 metres in Cross-Cut 2252. They may go on the belt along an 800 m long section. They may thus save their pains, and in the mine, their strength is required more than enough.... more

OSTRAVA – This has not been experienced here yet! Sandvik company introduced its complete driving machine set to the expert public. It was built in Production Hall 3 at the OKD Bastro site in Ostrava in Mining Profile K 16, and its length is 64 metres. The machine set consists of the driving machine set Sandvik MR 340, mucking, ventilation... more

ČSM Mine – An absolute elite among the coal hewing gangs at CSM Mine in Stonava is represented by the crew of chief headman Karel Szczotka from Section 3 South, headed by Luděk Malášek. Just judge for yourselves: With the present gang boss the team has been working for nine years and for that period, has succeeded in putting in a total of 27 'standard performances'!... more

DARKOV MINE – “It’s smarter than my old lady! And, my God, she can be smart!” was a joke of an engineer, as he was admiringly describing a new cutter-loader currently commissioned at the Darkov Mine. “It’s full of electronics and automatic gadgets, it’s computer-controlled, it can communicate with self-advancing roof on its own – it is a very intelligent technology indeed. It’s something exceptional, unique, and downright revolutionary in the history and conditions of our Darkov Mine!”... more

KARVINÁ MINE – 105 thousand tons of coal with a total advancement of 150 metres! The sixth best result in the monthly mining and the eighth best one in the advancement, experienced in the Karviná Mine, ČSA Mining Plant over the last ten years! That’s a September achievement  of Alpex contractor’s team, consisting of 120 workers and headed by Ireneusz Czarniakowski, Head of the Field and Stefan Gulak, Chief Foreman.... more

STAŘÍČ – Miners from Paskov Mine can only be envied by other crews. Because they are allowed to do legally what all others always – since time immemorial – have been strictly discouraged from doing and for what they were incurring heavy penalties. Namely, to ride the conveyor belt carrying the burden when leaving the workplace! Of course, this permit does not apply mine-wide, but so far only for a section 605 meters in length, of the thwarting no. 2252 at level V.... more

DARKOV MINE – Within the implementation of the Production Optimization Programme 2010 (POP 2010), the Darkov Mine has completed the transport of B 26/55 mechanical support sections into Coalface 40 203. The transport and installation of 113 massive steel colossuses were carried out from 25 August until 28 September. The achieved task is even more valuable due to the fact that equipping work is in progress in a separately ventilated coalface – an outlet coal road is just being driven.... more

SOSNOWIEC – Those wishing to keep abreast of the world's top mining technology could not be missing from MINING EXPO, the world mining technology exhibitions held on 9 through 12 September at Sosnowiec in Poland.... more