The underground ventilation link between the Budryk mine and the Knurów Section has been completed. The strategic investment will keep the Budryk mine operating until 2077.
The investment is part of the implementation of the ‘Efficient Mine’ programme, which is the cornerstone of the Strategic Transformation Plan. ‘Efficient Mine’ involves more than twenty initiatives, the implementation of which will bring an increase in the output of coking coal and reduce the cost of its mining.
The initiatives under the ‘Efficient Mine’ programme address four areas, such as planning and execution of development works, planning and execution of mining works, planning of work time, and optimal use of assets.
The implementation of the project linking the two mines is one of the elements of JSW’s strategy to increase the efficiency of its mines. The underground connection posed great challenges for the design and engineering teams.
Ryszard Janta, President of the JSW Management Board, says:
“Completion of this task is an important step in implementing the company’s strategy until 2030, and the optimisation and mining efficiency targets laid down in the Strategic Transformation Plan. The investment makes it possible to mine coal in new parts of the Budryk deposit and eliminates the need to build a new ventilation shaft in the western part of KWK Budryk.”
Jaroslaw Rutkowski, director of KWK Budryk, says:
“The modernisation of the shaft and the construction of new ventilation infrastructure is an investment that will bring tangible benefits for years to come. The state-of-the-art fan station and rebuilt shaft infrastructure will enable efficient management of the ventilation network of both mines, lowering the level of methane hazard and increasing air output, which will translate into better climate conditions in the mining areas. It can be said that from now on the mines share a common ‘lung.’”
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