Domestic demand for coal is growing in Poland

Journal Article · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · World Coal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6698709

Swiss, M

Production of all hard coal in 1979 reached 201,000,000 tons. Production targets for 1980 are 207,200,000 tons, some 232,000,000 tons for 1985, some 235,000,000 tons for 1990, and some 300,000,000 tons for the year 2000. Poland has a lot of coal to be mined. Proven reserves total 60,000,000,000 tons and coal reserves for mines now operating or soon to come on stream amount to some 27,000,000,000 tons. During the last four years, Polish coal production rose by 29,500,000 tons. A big reason was the increase in the use of longwall mining. The number of longwall faces is now 420 and much of the equipment used is manufactured in Poland itself. The key to higher production is manpower. The Polish coal industry is trying to recruit more men and some inducements to attract more workers include more health benefits, improved safety, more holidays, better housing, and now, under the pressure of recent strikes, longer weekends. Most important is the fact that production targets for individual mines are to be determined by the miners themselves. Various mining methods by improving production are being developed in Poland. Some examples are: (1) pillarless extraction of coal seams; (2) continuous shaft sinking; (3) thick seam mining; (4) hydraulic mining and slurry transportation of coal; (5) methane drainage of coal seams; (6) improved mine ventilation; and (7) inert gas fire fighting techniques. Mining equipment is to be improved also, with delivered voltage to equipment units of up to 1000 or 3000 volts.

• OSTI ID: 6698709
• Journal Information: World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 6:11; ISSN WOCOD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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