URANIUM MINES IN KOWARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600040083-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 83
• Publication Date: May 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SEC.
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1. This enterprise was formerly the Kowarskie Kopalnie in Kowary, oia?es Jelenia
Cora, The first shaft was opened by the Germans in F(or'! d 'r'ear II, The address
is: Zaklady Przemjslorze Rajon 1, Kowary, okres Jelenia Gora. The mine manage-
ment and library are located at Kowary, Rowie Osiedle. rill pits in this mine
come under Rajon 1, in Kowary.
~. Of L'ne min~x~ machinery, the compressors, drills, transporters and elevators are
of German and Soviet make, and the machine:; for testing the ore are of Soviet
make. Some of the equipment is of Po3ish manufacture. Hauli:~ is done by
electric loco::e~tir-es ar_d the o is sorted abov? r+ ,,.,+
further at the mines but is taken away by truck,
~. In 1?50 the mines produced at a rate of,'five to seven truckloads of ore a day.
In April 1952 the rate had dropped to one truckload a day. The ore is be;.ieved
to contsin about tyro percent uranium. The ore is faded into metal containers of
+.vro sizes: }uxi,~.~cm and 30 x80em. On' truck can ::old i2ii io i30 of the former
and 70 of tl~e latter. The truck drivers are arrc~d with jistuis and submachine
4. The mine is divided into fouz regions. Region 1 is in Kowary, ukres Jelenia Gora
the shafts were approacYred by rolled sur ace roe s?
5. About 10'J 9aviet specialists kere employed at the mines. TY?e truck drivers were
also Sovie' In 1450 RRjon 1 employed 5000 to 6000 workers, In 1952 it em-
ployed 2001. workers. fork was done on a piece work basis and the average wage c:
a miner was 700 tb 800 zloty. The general manager of the mine was a Pole, (fnu}
KureY, and the manager of Rafo:~ 1 was a,mrn of the same name. The directing chef
was (fnu) Grubski~ a Russian. The mine worked in three shifts. About 200
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6, The enterprise is guarded by about 100 men of the KBW (Internal Security Corpe;
who are stationed in Kowary with headquarters at Wie.is2c3strasse. The ?uard is
chSngea every i'our hours. 'ine state highway ira;a "tcwary is narsent~ Gora is
guarded and vehicles arm checked for permits tc pass. all workers have two
identity cards, one whi.c4t is carriers off du+,y and one carried at work. These
care nrc+ Pxrhannpd upon entering. and leaving the shafts or cvorkinf; places.
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Passes to the wosking places are valid ~-y for entry into the place where the
worker works, Every worker hae to sign a atatemP.nt that he will not divulge a~
information about his work.
Enclosure (A): Ltap of KoMary 5~a~ring Location of Uraniiua Mines with Legend
B Sketch Plan of IIraniu~ Mine in %owars('~with Legend
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Legend
1... 9iongie trtok railrnaadr 1Gowar'~ia~a ~
2... Former r~iirad ~tatioa
2a.. Bxploeives rfar~l~ouca
3... State highwaYr Xoxary-tamitnaa GOIi
4... Brook
5... Foreet~
6... Rolled road
7... sayb Rolaoso - eha!"`, dS0 m deep a~ Z/' uadta watas. At ~~ ~ ~~ ?~?~ ~ ~
1on~ whioh rune iatu tba d~fb Afr~rsa~ s~lt. '1~1 ~t ie ~~9 I1 . ~9~
ehtft a tunnel taco baalC to~ssd' +lMFb ~M,f].1f0ao, SM' ~ s?w~ilo i~ ~6,#? a1~~#
whioh ie 610 m deep. iRstsa is an aisotrio iQOa~ive ru~m~g ~a#wlA~ ii~~e ~
Sayb Andrse~.
8... Air aotq~essor. A brie~C buildiu~r lOs'x! m.
9.,. Air ooa~pressor. A briok bniidi~r 10fc~1s4 ~a?
10... 10,000 volt tranalorwar station. A b!!!~c iMtl,~~44if~r ZOf~'
il... 10,000 volt tran~Pe>senr rt~tS~op. A briaY bui3dl r L~'!6(r ie.
12... Ouard house. A ein8le-etosy brie]c bai~di~! lf.
13... Qate house. A eiagie-etaa~- ,bMA]t',1~pW+ror' Ss7 s.
14... Administrative a2'tioes and iaratos~iee ~oa~ a~3o>oMS. 4'ermwtee?* bpioi~ t~nii~~- 1 ~.
15... floodan bridge aver railroad taao~c, 3 s wfde wd 7 s lfi~b?
16... Slag beep
17... g'ire fenoe
18.... Shaft 8f~gb 4 with elevator.
18t.. Sl heap
19... 3,~ volt traa~.~msr station. A briok house 4x3x3m. "
20...3,000 volt traneiarmsr in the open as~rroaaded by wire feewe 2} m ham.
21... 8xhaueted sbatt 1
22... ~entiiation shaft 3sgb ~y~deaho.y.~ith elewtor.
22a.. Slag hetp
23... Air oomprsseor and 3,~ Koit traaelorrr station. A briok building ~Ox'1r4 ?.
2y... Sslolnit 19.
2ta.. 33ag heap
25... Satalnia 17.
25a.. 91ag
26... Ssyb 16 ith elevator
27... Ssyb 18 with elevator
28... Sayb 12 witu elevator
29... 8zyb 16 (?) wit: elewttor.
29a.. 31ag heap
30.,. Road aheok guard poet.
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