Contact
CENTRAL MINING INSTITUTE
Poland
Plac Gwarków 1
40-166 Katowice
phone: +48 (32) 258-16-31 do 9
fax: +48 (32) 259-65-33
e-mail: gig@gig.eu
www: www.gig.eu
EXPERIMENTAL MINE "BARBARA"
Poland
ul. Podleska 72
43-190 Mikołów
phone: +48 (32) 324 66 66
fax: +48 (32) 202 87 45
About The Central Mining Institute
About the Institute
The Central Mining Institute (in Polish: Główny Instytut Górnictwa, acronym: GIG) is a scientific and development organization, subordinated to the Minister of Economy, working not only for the benefit of the mining industry, but also for enterprises representing different branches - including small and medium enterprises, state and local administration institutions and offices, and foreign partners.
Departments of the Institute
Research-development Departments
- KD1 - Department of Gas Hazard Control
- KD2 - Department of Dust Hazard Control
- KD3 - Blasting Safety Department
- KD4 - Department of Explosion-Proof Protection
- KD5 - Experimental Mine Operation Manager (Experimental Proof Ground)
- BT - Department of Rockburst and Rock Mechanics
- BR - Department of Technical Acoustics, Laser Technique and Radiometry
- BL - Department of Mechanical Devices Testing
- BH - Department of Geology and Geophysics
- BG - Department of Extraction Technologies and Mining Support
- BD - Department of Mining Aerology
- BB - Department of Surface and Structures Protection
- SC - Department of Environment Engineering
- SE - Department of Economic and Social Studies
- SI - Department of Post-Industrial Sites and Waste Management
- SM - Department of Material Engineering
- SN - Department of Water Protection
- SO - Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection
- SW - Department of Solid Fuels Quality Assessment
Research Project and International relations
Education
Links
Research and development activity
- Mining and geoengineering
- Environmental enginnering and sustsainable environmental resources management
- Occupational safety in the industry
- Material engineering
- Socio-economic studies
- Certification, attestation, integrated management systems
Mining and geoengineering
- SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS
- RECOGNITION OF DEPOSITS BY USE OF GEOPHYSICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND MINING METHODS
- TECHNOLOGIES OF SAFE MINING OF DEPOSITS OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS
- CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
Offer of services
In the field of Mining ang Geoengineering
The offer comprises:
- Work safety management and technical hazards
- Gas hazard control
- Dust hazard control
- Safety of mining blasting agents
- Explosion-proof systems and devices
- Mining aerology
- Rockburst hazard
- Mining technologies and mining supports
- Testing of mechanical equipment
- Geology and geophysics
- Technical acoustics
- Laser technique
- Thermovision technique
- Personal protective equipment
- Surface and building protection
- Upgrading and utilisation of minerals
- Assessment of solid fuel quality
Clean Coal Technologies Center
Clean Coal Technologies Center (CCTW) is a common venture of Główny Instytut Górnictwa and Instytut Chemicznej Przeróbki Węgla (Zabrze).
The aim of erection of the Center is to create leading EU research and know-how development center for innovative clean coal technologies commercialization. Unique research infrastructure of the Center consisting of (among others) demonstrative installations will allow for basic research conduction and realization of demonstrative and research-development works concerning the perspective coal use technologies.
Press informations
News
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14th of May 2013 with the participation above 200 invited guests Clean Coal Technologies Center has been opened
Date: 15.05.2013 -
Golden Medal for GIG during the MEDINNOVA 2011
Date: 07.12.2011 -
Memorandum of Understanding between Institute of Clean Technologies for Extraction and Utilization of Energy Resources from Ostrava, Czech Republic and Główny Instytut Górnictwa
Date: 11.05.2011
Promotion
Awards and achievements of GIG in 2013
- Laureate at state competition promoting Polish firms of economical success under the auspices of the Minister of Economy "Polski Sukces 2012" ("Polish Success 2012")
