LAYOUT OF THE SLASKO-DABROWSKIE COAL BASIN

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INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Layout Of the Sltsko?Dgbrovskie Coal Basin
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1. "The following information on the Sl~sko-D browskie , Coa],. Basin dates through
Introduction
2. "The eastern and northeastern strips of the Silesian coal basin still constitute
a separate traditional coal mining region. Having been separated for over 100
years from the German or Austrian part of Silesia, respectively,, this small
coal mining region around Sosnowiec and Dabrowa-Gorniza has kept its individu-
ality within the organizational system of coal mining in Poland. Coal exploita-.
25X1A tion and excavation at present is operated under the organization called
the "Union of Coal Industry', ( e czenia Przemslu We awe o). This separately
set-up union operates in the Sl..s - cw a reg on,'covering the eastern edge
of the Silesian basin which produces rather minor type of coal product.
New Developments in this Area
"Some new investments have been made in this area within the last years /xact
years not ,give ,by the opening of two deep coal mines, Mortimer II and
Mortimer III, and by starting to work on two other deep coal miles, the Por ka
and the Gen. Zavadzki II. The latter mine has deposits directly underneath the
earth and is worked on from above without shaft operation.' The Polish name for
this type: kopalnia krywk~. Th a sand which is excavated during this
development stage is used to fill tJ*L: d. _ yg areas in that part of the Gen.
Zawadzki I coal mine, which is still ope.--::ed by the shaft excavation method.
La. t of the Slasko-Dabrowskie Coal Basin
h. "I have prepared a map of the 3lasko-D brovskie Coal . .jin which is drawn to a
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scale of 1: 25,000 and shows various coal. mines, utilites, railroads axle,
other enterprises in this area. There are symbols on the map showing rain.
lines, railroad lines operated for coal transport only,
for coal r ,dross lines operas,t.
and pas ort, high-tenvl.nn lines, coal mines Rrd out of
operation etc. is available at the CIA Map Library. To borrow map
Zhe following legend ep11l;;,es: code 143, ext. 2596. Map call- numbe,
object Location 88166-R2
Jto. - on Ylan -
~..e s
1 Kazimierz-Juliusz coal I,.6 The mine is approximately 600 meters
mine
deep, It is known for its large
quantity of waste gases which makes it
dengerous to work in it. The ventila-
tion system
1-A A send auxiliary is good.
coal Besides its main sh ft,, the coal mine
producing shaft called the operates a second auxiliary coati. pro-
' Juliusx*
flimontow coaal mine
F-9,10
ceucir:g ahaf t, the ' Julius z ' and two
lifting shafts. The daily output of
the Itazimierz-juliu+sz coal mine is es-
timated as between 3,500 and 4,000 tons.
A cvanpulsory labor ara UP ii attached to
the coal mine with approximately 500
inmates o The v is a former loorld
War II British Pw caa tp. In as.dition to
the compulsory for camp inmates, anround
1,500 free coal miners are employed in
the mine.
The coa.L.amine is equipped with its own
power plant. In 1952 ,an explosion blew
u i some installations within the plant.
ApProximately 20 workers were arrested
on the charge of sabotage. .Only a,feww
o then were aftgarwards released.
Later j t t year another sabotage act
was coummt.ttad. in the saw coal mine
by putting the lifting machinery of
the mine out of operation. Five of
the coal miners received long terms
of imprisonment for these sabotage
acts.
About 400 meters deep. Operated with
l.ro shafts. In 1952 and 1953 some
improvements were made in the coal
mine, one of which was the electrifi-
cation of the lift system, The ven-
tilation installations are said to be
good. The aily production does not
exceed 2,000 tons. There are 2,100
miners employed here, of which about
300 are inmates of the compulsory la-
bor camp housed similarly to those of
the Kazimierz mine in the World i`ar II
British Fcamp.
The coal mine is equipped with its own
small power plaant. The director of
the coal mine is Benon Ctranz who was
elected as a member
Of Parlia men .
Gen. 7acdzk:L I cosi.
Gen' formerly -P C,7J..4 It is approximately 400 meters des
ary* located in the northern outskirts of
browa-Oornic zap bordering the
Dzerzynskiego steel mall (formerly,
the Bankowa steel mill). Before
World War II there was some coal
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mined in this coal nine , by strip aaa3 tai.aa.
Pits 15 meters deep acre. still visible.
In the coal mine area which have been
f.3 lad .kith .elem. This coal ..amine h"
Its ovu small power plant:
3-A Oen.-. Zewadz . iI coal B,C-3 . A new surface stripping a aaetbod coal mine
sine (Polish to a c i Kr a),
on :the mortmearn of tae Ozer aaa
praxes river. hie, coal mime is still
i>a t development ? steege and is 02,167,
he;tames of. the fields of the Lagi a'ta
vi~ll:a?e* , The coal is e0 meters deep
vender ' earths surface. According
to calculations around ten milli.= toes.
2
can, be: mimed in this area. Production.
of 3,0QQ 'tans per day is planned,. Coal
mining is supposed to start.
For the. time being. the. llayers of earth
are opened up to a depth of about 13
meters.. Soviet* Cze , aend.. 4ermu,
coed adaiaag >ammtcsh3ry is installed--
he latter being of greatest inportaace
in the future coal. arming field.
k Stalin cowl. mine C-9 Formerly the filfrabie Renard' coal nine,,
Ludwik coal mine
in.tkw western outskirts of Sosnow ec.
It bias A-4ad reputation for its strOnu-
oue and .;WT icult working conditions
w6mg mi mere A very high waste dwaop
is visible 10 km north of it,
the weatern outskirts of Sosnowiec,
near the Stalin coal mine liar inform-
*at could; not' give any additioaaal ;in-
fvraeation.
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F~6 Located 7+agc rzre. , One of the oldest
6 B Mortimer.III
"ids. of the. seal ce: area. This
iear- coal mute: eaoye . at present
a 'eoal a uez8. (all of them
"- - pia) .and Operates without, a.
th a sou
a ft #;cnrea y idI ca3.led
c13 .,p3.aflo! laa LaI- There
are >ce ..to the e t that after
the two sisteir_ seal: rimes,
ll*2timer I wills sit er be closed or
jut used as an auxiliary mine
A taevly constructed coal sine., east of
lag?a ai near the former $Albert' ? coal
shine 'vbit~h woo abandQ4i:a and over*
ia d im 932, Th+~ . nets coalr
preineat 200. miters dtsep. 25X1 A
A newsy installed coal , close to
I 'tizer. II : Zt operates , limit *timer
with a, lift ''. bat with ;4'. so-
1O d e3ancl fined is as J1 c;ic lnis-
All. ' be i ti.srs opira as one ccmn-
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Ob_jet. _
Acatior
~n Fa.eaaa-
7
Porabka coal mine
F?7
8
Niwka-Modrsejow
coed. mine
C,D-13,1k
BA
Niwka coal mine
D-13
was elected a Member of Parliament,
9 Lu,dmila coal mine Located in the southern outskirts of
Sosnowiec.. My informant stated that
between this coal mine and that located
'In. the vicinity of ;the.-.iron mill,, lute
at
,4SZJC (No, 28), a..kind of cooperation
0 *18-t$ as. fa C as electricity or .coal
etc is, concerned.
5?
"My informant could not state with certainty
coal mine (this name was given to one of the
formerly called 'Saturn' located in Czeleardz
.belongs to the Dgbrcywskie coal mine uniono
t ;. po+e mines within the area,,
the reach of the pI= ,alqo
1
` h, is coal mine w' : i -first.
called by the re olutionary name, 'Red Starr,, ,it. still remained anti-Comml qt and
in 1951 was the place of outbreak of the revolt of the coaal miners- against Con.-
munism.
6.
'"At the end of 1951, the working hours of the mi i er:s were extender `by .1/2 hour ,
for the underground crew with no additional may. !Thin ; hblf hour was. added
to made the time lost in taking over shifts. The coal. miners in 'Czer? ono,. Guardia'
and the nearby Xazimie3rz Julia rz coal mine in protest remained underground., and.
only with the assistance of the strong XBW ~nterna~.. securit end'the Police
Forces who nt underground., could the coal miners be Pere d.ed.tq,leave their
forts. any hundreds of coal miners were arrested in this. area, and ;some of them
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never al awed up. thereafter.
A coal mine presently under in 25X1A
ata3lation near l ;orze.. Before. World
War II this, was the Jad.wiga coal mine
wh3.ch, was. overfloo 3.ed ;shortly before
World War II*, During. the economic
crisis of 1931.- 4" of the coal
mines were put bout ?_. ?pertion by ' . .
theirs owners, among. them the Mort4or,
a~l~riga, . XU*ontaw, and the Mars miner
' ? o iec,. , The ar.s mine, is stir
r : water (beyond , the sketch),. In ..,
the: Pcrr ka coal mine besides tkhe chow..
watorlp& work, , new, ventilat#on ehaf'te
ere .presently under inst tion..:;The
Por+ bka ,mine, according: to platia,will be
the lSrgest within the entire group.;of
the ronrsaskie coal basin* Ac-
aore3li remee rrch work, this coa'
mine j.e located absolutely in the cen?
tar of the Coal trough. At least
10,000 tons of daily :output. are a ntici-
ted frcmr the Por mine which is
scheduled to b9gin~operation's in 1955,
Two coal mines operated as one ccambine
with five shafts, among them the
Xiazimieiz (C-13) and the, Wygoda (c,D-l3)
shafts, which are connected with the
main shaft of Modrze jow. One of the 25X1 A
Ong Polish stakhanovite workers is:
eployed In t1u ,u-la~s;. S>u.~ ,.fit ,~a-
Stefan Bksut.., and. he
"My infc mart further stated in this connect. >n that the two pre.4 or]4 Wtr 'I CCs].:.:
mines, Anton, and ?.sgisza, located north ox as in, are still out of operation.
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coal - 4ne lap brcr -ti or cza i sw.:still out rod op rat3csn dad .3
been taken over as a post by a :rigade.
"thefollowing nz ormtion:
".] n adeii: i iooaa,'ua W informant gave Aft
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F41~~ " F,~-~A~r ~'~ lief: Romer plant"is sicr~-' the sh1* 25X1A
? -supplying' center,
wno. e
II a new boiler was added to
11 Electrical installations n-k
and Repair Workshops
seed , "s'
*0 'pit`s s equipment. and
rovei uta j6re =40 after World.Waar? II.
'fie K ebtdz power pleat, ie. ct t
with +' coal mines' =d other smauey
trial. eaateririsee' in the errs, b
him-teueion power-net. It ;LS, &Iaeo
additionally supplied enezw by
rifts, smraall. rpower pleats installed.
im ingiv$dua3. coal mines, fare le
the XJvk&_$odree jcmv (No. 8), ..1GRsisiert
liusaa. . u. 1), end Ilimontow (No. 2).
Jlter elation of the newly 'constructed
Jawi pq `power plants near Myslenice,
the itportauaeae of was diminished
to she teuat. Nigh,-t ion power lines
frown svorsno have already been con-
atrLdd apd erode the, are' on its. south-
e astern edge. Some branch-offs i'rOm " 5X1A
lice haervl been built withita.the Slasleo-
this net is uncerl
Dshrowski 'region d,. iuar,,*t .+ nsion of
+ame ,o'ya-dx Power punt will:.lane be
the. Rre-World War II Flora coal.
:,ncorperated into the .ire electrical
ponder 'System net for the' w'hol.e 'Siltsian
basin,
The. Shako .DaaabrQVskie?"col industry union
]has under its control the',CWE ' entralne
Wareetaty Elektrotechniczne) which is
ssporisible'i' >11v' ter; e;i alete1y. exhausting."
atipply at, t former' center Which was,
1.octted,' on U4' spot where, the 'ogoria
..
lakes is' nor, The new ssaan l supply cennw'
ter services the coal mines located... in
tYe'. northern part of the described area.
i:.l3ue;. with .p oJe cts this, area will be
i^aeor,,Vo ated into the recently. orgaflize3 3
said supply system fresh the Ble~si wdo ek
desert, .The 'saand railway Sines , now
tly construct, will cross 25X1A
area in the southeastern corner note,
far from the Xlimor to w and lazimierz
coal ,z ess., try infor t claims that.*.
conitructiozi on the. re ilroa d fills Is..
being perfoz ied at present
O~Mlies the zimierz-3'ul,iusz, and
n.imontow coal 'mines.
13a "a Jlzor sand a,B-11,12
supply center
13b Former sand supply L:M-4
center
14 (gmitted by source
15 Railroad bridge B-il
15s lighway bridge
Not uIed at present .,; north of
Strzem,eszyrce.
over the C rna 'i? sz , in the soutb,
Yesstern uute3cirte of Sosnowiec, still:
under reconstruction. This bridge was
blown .up . during.world i;ar. II. , were is
s roviseioxieal wooden' bridge being' used
at pseerat
B-ll .O, ier . t xe Brynica -river. I was "blown %W
t
ui
n
.
reb
l
du in. g o?ld war II and. has bee
l6 Railroad bridge Z-10 Over t ,_Br mica ri ier in the western
out r of Sosnowiec. It was blown up,
4% World Saar lI and has been par.
rebuilt only for vine=track raiir
ttf ie.
16a $ighway bridge
Railroad'bridge
O t Brynica river. Bl a up Luring
World War II and hats been reconstructed.
Over the Carne, `i rze msza, blown up during
World War Ia, still not -rebuilt'.. 'Traffic
carried' Aver provisional bridge?
$. "asst tore investments or 1 n rotesbents on the railway comu4kcation system inthe
railwel lines operated before only for transporting col have been opened Up`
regular passenger service. In 1951 'the coal line"'. (, abkowiceGrodziecmMuA ice.Jr25X1A
was switched to both.
"In addition a new suburban electric-operated railway lime as p t.ly apered
the Slasko-Dabrvwskie area and is intended to connect Sosnowiec with Jghro ,-
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C f aatis-3ti{i~B i i is Qe X, .
t eieza, . Wi es a --and hack to Baler -Qornicza.
3:953 t3r3. 3 er xasr cext$ acts$ samuted otrly as fair as IEl imontov.
3 .. " .ice. control red by -tire 83.aa bvab -8 sloe cam. i~r a g union quite A aver
of' 1& enterprises of other bremc es-we? also is aperatjtm4 my tuf t eve
~u~oar -e eteai s arlr t timer rurbe ritass C ' centratg ti. ; 04 +eare:aa: vent of
BraicZ$, Beiiiat goatnpw3.ec t . ' . .
LIM
17 Dzierz nala e$s 1iaB
steel am
19.
-a.#T1IA11.
Befoi4 World War -.II: this : was, tbo Ba kavs
steea?l, ;, .. 7.t. is one of the oj4est steel
P,s.- PWAnd and was eelV; d o A4 ae d after World War Ii eipeci$11
ia.:3ta ? mill. sect .aa3 sed. r 1]4i.
400#a q. Between 1950 ea- 1951 tt% qtr
>i rtins ovens snare added to the prwUmw
at iaer- of Fiver The eteei. Pill a we
f Out *r,AQO ?o as produces aaia1y
r&awV Tails and iron ors for
bid conata?txct . In 1952 the, ateel
sill took over time !4taaes t boa had
.b a cvna auated dur3 ag World war TI
for m;Llitery pmTows b the Aete.n
egPt cavities. near ?iek7.o~ northeast of
D hro~waGornicza.' ese warehouses are
lvcai ed in the forest wear toe Pogoris
3 e i4. lia) and we equipped with
teir can railroad aiding. The pre-
e 3. ' 3~1sar,, coaal. Vii' ede% now out
?i , wan s aLl. 3 ! ' over by
.
--fie Zbci ego steel mill for
stowage of metal scraps.
b ci'nszk3. Street and is a kind of
'p !t:-?for the ,Dzierz7nsk go
; cola tie l ziet rta isiego steel le$13.
; fte Perrm Pl . is -ataied
izz ox*a t was not suave of the saga.
?c 'to ~Ix thin pre-World War it
la'#.taFaer salyd., plant w ,,taken over
t ~ wma cvecern ai. has to
ig;OP vend; in plant. totrice.
The plant p ?oduces meta ll icaal V a-
swta *s o t?a s of c .t ?
Ia tine-' + tlme = outakist
ot Brd$is
m
oua oL0.?~
A .afB to fl U cam izafcas n ,t$oas:
a set : S~tf the Fr state. cv ..
g3;aaa.maaea waver, for ships
e lemcanot .ves. iibtle Pali ship-
we t P clients ..of phis
P ,a t ;ems"~ a tin 25X1A
-to ~! e-'?ltaao .l an lam" t of C to
:N's ell AvatlAbbin
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24' sn ^ec , iron, Will A#B-9
25 `Spinnir Mill
26 Spip in mill. B-1?
27 Cedlera rolling C,D-11
R2=+.
28
Iron mill 'Stassicv
BA-12
29
Brick kiln '$taszicv
6-5
30
'Streev plant
M,N-5
31
Fabryka Armstur
:,A79
32
Paper will
B-10
33
Steel foun4ry
Z,A-9
.34
rhea chemical
B-11
35
Steel rope and. wire
Producing factory
A-10
36
Foundry
A-5
1,t,; oducing cable B-5
mn& insulatin& wire
.lz o gerly the Emma iron mill, e e ?, in the
ui of special ,steel all.oyra. . To-
mCher ,frith tl e; steel m3.Lis Bail4on, Ferrtm
((in Yatowice) and the Batory mil.]., the
Sosnowiec iron mill is under the control of
ar s tpsrate bead for or,the., Production 9'
v spec isl. ` ~- i~els v , ...
Befoamt*i ld'War.1I? was . the, Ditla spinnery.
No more, i4i ox id n . available.
In the aou*eastern- o4ts4rts .,of Sosnowiec,. ?
syecie,liai # the, production of thin-
plates %nA 'i iron rods.. awad bars.
In the: psouthern Quutelcirts 'of Sosnowiec.
Preeentlyy ender -expanaiort
In Strzermieviz a B4fore World lair II this
plant producesi fertilizer.; It baa been taken
over 'by the Slaslco- rowa .e..c? a3A ining
anion to 10e, used as warehouses and. are
workshops.
Factory p educing various kinda.,of arn*tWeso
In Sosnow aq*
In the, 'w eastern. outskirts of gsnowiec.
aged in chemical reprocessing of zinc.
Badocba, is also, known for a special tra nsi'-
tory --Located near the factory.. Pra:Soners
fray vas aaa prisons are sent to this r,3 mp
and Pram 'her+e' are distributed to work
44,
co puldor ..l?ab?rprs attached. to various .coed.
mines. . .,
In Sosf, iecs ;near - Soso wieo-~Fal dz i,
rail, station.
In the,,, ?,outskirts of B n.
Located near they Bedzif ra,iX-&way staton.-
Piles for iametal'work- Abitte plant is located in the ern part of
Y , -l t ." . Be~izin,::;: t ,tar rr... xtrne :pa a en z euc -' ,
g ,. g sebinery M,43-14 Located in;N ,
plant
ll. "According' to rencently, obtained information;. j, ct.:4 e. not given ,he whole,_
basin area is rather unmilitary, except ,for a' few *il.itary 44stall&ti
oal
c
.
like the militerry barracks in Bedzin (No. 454, location .t5), v4ere -b*faare; WarI .'"..
'
s at nc
war II the 23rd Regisment of Light Artillery. ras tpo ted ..It i ,, dl
i
ter are .tVQ oo
artillery unit is -stationed in these barrad*s+. Furthermore t
three army labor units in Bedzin Which are housed in a newly constructed car::
located in the eastern outskirts of Dabrowa?+QQrh za .($oa146, pat !n ,F-5 )
-i i loyed in the construction of the near coal mines,
nsd Porabka (loo. 7).
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12. *R#y informant claims that a new military airfield strip is presently 25X1A
h
`
oa. io ?
uumuw1i UWX v
under cons`6r c:-G1ou
13. "My informant also mentioned the 'Peking hospital located, east of 8osnov ec
(No. 47, location D-8). This is reserved as, an isolation-hospital Where
serious cases resulting from -mine acetd nts are brought. He said that it is
extremely rare that anytody who is braught..to this hospital is ever released.
14. "M informant also merztioryed the peniteatiarx prisons Badocba' locatsu. in t
southern outskirts of Sosnowiec (No. 1i8, locationt-ii) which is known all over Po-
land .eor its;rigorous and sharp. practices. Ancther investigation prison, the
kostra Gorkax, is located in.the center of the town, not far from the paper mill
(No. 32). and. a. third one in.. the area 94 Bedzin. o., 5QA, ,1 ocatiOn.,.B?4) ."
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