9/26/2011 | Frenštát Coal Mine

One of the most significant hard coal deposits is found in the environs of the town of Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. The deposit was identified by a geological survey of the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coalfield.

In accordance with the mining law, OKD administers the allocated mining area

One of the most significant hard coal deposits is found in the environs of the town of Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. The deposit was identified by a geological survey of the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coalfield.

In accordance with the mining law, OKD administers the allocated mining area of the Frenštát deposit. The Frenštát Mine is maintained in the “preservation mode” which aims at ensuring safety within the colliery and protecting both the structures and the deposit.

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OKD pursues its mining activity in five mines:

Map Area: The Karviná Mine

  1. The Karviná Mine, enterprise ČSA

    • The Karviná Mine, The ČSA Business Unit

      Karviná Mine is a result of merger of ČSA Mine and Lazy Mine on 1 April 2008. Its head office is located 25 kilometers north – east of Ostrava.

      The ČSA Business Unit is located in two mining areas: MA Karviná Doly I and MA Doubrava u Orlové.

  2. The Karviná Mine, enterprise Lazy

    • The Karviná Mine, The Lazy Business Unit

      The Lazy Business Unit is in the south-west part of Karviná coal basin. Mining area (Dobývací prostor) of the Lazy Business Unit is in the cadastral territory of Orlová and Karviná municipalities.

  3. The ČSM Mine

    • The ČSM Mine

      The ČSM mine can be found very close to the border with Poland, near the Darkov mine. It comprises the mining plants of ČSM north and ČSM south and the ČSM north washing plant.

  4. The Darkov Mine

    • The Darkov Mine

      At the present, the Darkov mine is the largest deep-mining complex in the Czech Republic. The Darkov mine is formed by plant Darkov and plant 9. květen.

  5. The Paskov Mine

    • 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.

  6. The Frenštát Mine
    • preservation mode

Basic information on the Frenštát Mine

  • Estimated reserves of hard coal*:
    approx. 1.6 billion tonnes
  • Mining area extent: 63 km2
  • Maximum depth of the mine: 1,088 metres
  • Number of coal seams in the mining area: 5
  • Number of opened pits: 2
  • Number of employees maintaining the preservation mode: 40
  • Annual costs of the preservation mode: CZK 60 million
  • Estimated reserves of hard coal*:
    approx. 1.6 billion tonnes
  • Mining area extent: 63 km2
  • Maximum depth of the mine: 1,088 metres
  • Number of coal seams in the mining area: 5
  • Number of opened pits: 2
  • Number of employees maintaining the preservation mode: 40
  • Annual costs of the preservation mode: CZK 60 million

*Reserves = Quantity of coal located at the site, regardless of composition, location and exploitability.

The above estimate is based on the results of a geological survey conducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

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