In less than a year PGG wants to reach for new deposits of coal mine Rydułtowy – Onet.pl

To start the operation of good quality coal from 1150 meters underground, it was necessary to deepen the mine shaft belonging to Leon IV, which reached 1,076 meters into the earth. Work began less than 3.5 years ago. Last week window has reached the target depth of 1210.7 m.

“According to representatives of the mining tradition of carrying out the work the company Kopex-PBSz and mine ROW filed an official report of the completion of the shaft deepening Leon IV to the target depth; at the bottom of the shaft placed a special metal container indicating the event “- reported PGG spokesman Tomasz Głogowski.

End Leon IV deepening the shaft in the mine belonging to the so-called ROW. Traffic Rydultowy allow work to start reinforcing associated with the launch of the level of 1150 meters. As a result, the mine will gain the ability to use the most prospective coal deposits, and thus improve efficiency.

“Shaft will be used to transport people and materials, which will significantly shorten the time to reach mining crews to the walls and extend the time for productive work. In-depth glass will be installed as devices to enable dewatering of the mine “- said the spokesman.

A new level of 1,150 mw coal mine ROW (movement Rydułtowy) will be one of the deepest in the Polish mining industry. From the decks located more deeply in the future is to extract coal belonging to JSW Budryk mine, where for several years formed the level of 1,290 meters under the ground.

Representatives of PGG indicate that the provision of new deposits in the mine ROW, including thanks to the deepening of the shaft Leo IV, is one of the investments for concentrating coal mining where it is most profitable. It determines primarily coal quality, safety and cost of production.

Investing in promising deposits is to serve lowering operating costs. PGG business plan assumes that the average cost of production of one ton of coal in the Group will be reduced eventually to approx. 214 zł, an increase of ten percent. As reported recently chairman of PGG Tomasz Rogala Group already in the middle of next year would “go straight”, that is, cease to generate losses.

also in the middle of next year is expected to begin production of new deposits mine ROW. “The launch target 1,150 meters on the movement of Rydułtowy originally planned in the first half of 2018. But PGG intend to accelerate this term, so that the operation of prospective coal deposits started in mid-2017.” – Said Głogowski.

Mine ROW was established at the beginning of July this year from the merger into one body four existing mines: Rydułtowy, Marcel, Chwałowice and Jankowice. Providing a new level in Rydułtowy is not the only investment in the mine ROW. Restructuring activities PGG provide inter alia connection so. Traffic Chwałowice traffic Jankowice, increasing the intensity of the works related to the construction of the level of 880 m in Jankowice and the modernization of the shaft of the third movement of Marcel.