Zpravodaj Hnědé uhlí 2011, 51(2)
The history of mining in the region of Chodov until 1945
- Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s., Sokolov
The paper describes the mining and processing of iron ores, ceramic raw materials, and brown coal in the territory of the town Chodov in the Sokolov Basin. The first records of coal mining came from the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. Railway development (1870) promoted a huge expansion of mining operations. At that time, strong mining corporations came to Chodov. The Richard Mine was the major mine extracting yearly more than 100 000 tons of coal till 1926. Other minor mines were closed by 1942.
Keywords: Chodov, iron ore, ceramic raw materials, brown coal, mining
Published: June 1, 2011 Show citation