2025-06-30 15:52
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2025-06-30 15:52
KGHM wants to build three mining windows in the Copper Basin. The estimated cost of the investment is a minimum of PLN 9 billion – the company said in a press release.
As stated, the company's management decided to start work in the field of geological and hydrological recognition for the following projects: GG-2 “Odra”, Retków and Gaworzyce.
The start of geological and hydrological reconnaissance is planned for the turn of July-August this year. The work will last until 2027 at the latest. This is the first stage of activities related to the future construction of three new shafts for Rudna and Polkowice-Sieroszowice mining plants. The main contractors will be the KGHM group of Pebeka and the Cuprum Research and Development Center.
“According to previous announcements, we decided to start preparatory work for the construction of three new shafts. These are necessary investments that are strategic for the future of KGHM and the copper basin. They will provide us with safe and stable functioning for the next decades” – said Andrzej Szydło, president of KGHM Polska Miedź.
“An important factor affecting the acceleration of investment in critical projects for the future of the company was announced by the announcement of changes in the formula of the so -called copper tax. The new windows will allow us to further exploit the concession and perspective deposits and will be a key element of the functioning and development of the main technological sequence of KGHM. This is particularly important in today's geopolitical environment, where critical raw materials, including copper A greater role not only in a business context, but also public security, “he added.
Zbigniew Bryja, vice president of KGHM for development, announced that the efficient implementation of the geological and hydrological diagnosis stage will allow precise determination of geological conditions for individual locations, and thus the choice of optimal technology and the type of enchanted glass housing.
KGHM stated that the process related to the construction of a new mining shaft is spread over a period of up to several years, with outlays of several billion PLN, depending on, among others from its purpose, depth and geological layers occurring in its planned location.
“The geological and hydrological diagnosis stage allows for precise determination of the target location of the shaft based on detailed geological studies implemented, among others, using research and observation wells. Its purpose is also to choose the best deeper technology and determining the depth of freezing of the rock mass”-it was written.
KGHM currently uses 28 mining shafts in Poland (ZG Lubin 7, ZG Rudna 11, ZG Polkowice-Sieroszowice 10). As stated, KGHM historically explored 31 shafts, but three of them have already been liquidated in the depleted parts of the deposit.
The new Retków windows and the GG-2 “Odra” will ultimately perform a material and sea function, while Gaworzyce will be an exhaust ventilation shaft.
The company also conducts works related to the development of equipment in the GG-1 shaft, which currently performs ventilation functions, and will ultimately also perform a material and visual function. The GG-1 shaft was explored to a full depth of 1.348 meters, and its beating with bottom excavations took place in 2023. (PAP Biznes)
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