10.09.2010 14:28
The coal reserves are estimated to last for at least 200 to 300 years, while in the case of oil it is mere 40 to 50 years, and in the case of uranium it is roughly a century. more »
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Company code of ethics
The Board of Directors of OKD has adopted a Company code of ethics that is obligatory for all the employees of the firm. It defines basic values and attitudes to enterprise that OKD conforms to in the course of its business activities.
The code of ethics is not any binding rule of law or internal directive, it represents, however, a moral obligation for each employee of OKD.
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OKD and nature
Although OKD is nowhere near to being an undertaking with the greatest negative imapct on nature (the environment is much more afflicted by metallurgy, the energy industry and chemical industry, we recognize our responsibility for the unique landscape values of this region.
The Ostrava region is not merely industrial and it has not been"black" for a long time. In the immediate vicinity of the mines and their surface operations we can find numerous sites significant in terms of natural science. Ostrava is a city with a large number of hardwood forests and parks nearby. You can take a walk along the northern fringe of the Poodří nature reserve in Svinov and Polanka – fish-ponds and the Odra river tributaries which scattered vegetation in meadowlands and is a significant ornithological site.
On the Landek hill you can find a valuable forests, archaeological site (famous for the unique Venus of Landek made of haematite ore), Slavonic hillfort, surface smut of coal seams preserved to this day, nature trail or Mining Museum.
The mines form the nature
It sounds like a contradiction, but mining activity in the Ostrava region in fact gave rise to a series of valuable sites in terms of biology. Basin sinks without outlets gave rise to marshes and lakes in which species spread out from territories populated by men and were given their chance. The burrows provide habitat for thermophile and xerophile plants. It is also a temporary refuge for migrating birds. Among other things, it is due to mines and sensible land reclamation that the Ostrava region is one of those parts of the Czech Republic which can be proud of their abundance of protected and rare species of plants and animals.
