THE RUDOLF AND LIBLIK COAL MINES IN THE SOKOLOV AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004900540002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 2, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT The Rudolf and Liblik Coal Mines
In the Sokolov Area
DATE DISTR. 2 JMT 50
NO. OF PAGES 2
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1t, The Rudolf mine is situated on land registered with the village of Habartov
in the district of Sokolov, and is actninistered by the directorate of brown
coal mines and briquette p es,,es at Sokolov. The mine Is badly equipped and
its mining methods are . obsolete. "lining is done m.:ak ,y and the mined coal
is transported to the colliery by an 'underground cable-rail . The coal
lies at an average depth of 70 u:... a and the vein Is bcet-xeen 2 m? and 8 m.
thickq the averarre l imp' axproxinmtely 5 m. The coal reserve is estt:^.ated
smarts to bs carproxir etc 1500,000 tons,, a twelve years supply. Daily
mining o pat is between 450 and 500 tons.
2. Two hundred And twenty ni. ra are employed at the Rudolf mine; 20 percent of
them are Czechs) 70 percent Germans, and 10 percent other natio.nalit e,, Ad-
ministration is headed by the following parsons:
Plant 11-anager: 3aroslav Moravec.
Deputy:
Cupor visor:
dining Surveyor:
Colliery Head
Deputy:
Overseers:
Cachic r
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