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 restructured 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 Project and International relations
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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4th December 2009 – the Central Mining Institute gained the title of Fair Play Enterprise
Date: 07.12.2009 -
On the 3rd December 2009 the Polish-Japanese Seminar on Clean Coal technologies took place in the Central Mining Institute
Date: 03.12.2009 -
On the 3rd December 2009 the Experimental Mine Barbra was visited by the delegates of Ukrainian Ministry of Coal Industry, State Committee of Industrial Safety and Ukrainian coal enterprises
Date: 03.12.2009
Promotion
Awards and distinctions in 2009
- “Fair Play Enterprise” Title awarded by the Fair Play award Chapter;
- Golden medal for Portable Optoelectronical (IR) Methane Concentration M easurer at the World Invetiveness, Scientific Research and New Techniques Fair BRUSSELS INNOVA (BRUSSELS EUREKA) 2009;
- Bronze medal for Borehole Penetrometer PEN206 at the World Invetiveness, Scientific Research and New Techniques Fair BRUSSELS INNOVA (BRUSSELS EUREKA) 2009;
- “Gepard Biznesu” Statue awarded to the most dynamically developing enterprises of Silesian Voivodship by the “European Firm” Publishing House and the Local business Institute – for the growth of market value between 31st March 2006 and 31st marc 2008;
- Diamond for Silesian Business Caesar awarded by Business Centre Club;
- THE FIRST DIAMOND for the Golden Statue of Polish Business Leader awarded by the Business Centre Club;
- award in the category “Creator of the Solutions of XXI Century” at state competition Ambassador of Polish Economy organised by the Business Centre Club under the auspices of the Minister of Foreign Affairs;
- laureate of the 11th edition of Silesian Quality Award awarded by the Chapter of the Silesian Quality Award to Mrs Elżbieta Gruszka, the Plenipotentiary of the General Director for the Management Systems for development, improvement and promotion of the quality management system;
- “Trustworthy Employer 2009” Title awarded by Przegląd Gospodarczy Grupa Media Partner;
- European Medal awarded to the Institute staff for the service “Fire hazard analysis based on precise chromatographic analysis of mine air with regard of trace amount of the C2-C4 hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and hydrogen”;
- Diploma of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for the Institute awarded for the project “Laser system of shaft pipe and fittings geometry parameters control”;
- Platinum Laurel of Skills and Competences at the category “Perfect Staff” awarded by the Regional Economy Chamber in Katowice;
- distinction in State Competition of Work Condition Improvement organised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy at the category of “Science-research elaborations for work conditions improvement with practical use”.
Awards and distinctions in 2008
- VII Stanisław Staszic Prize awarded by the Division of Earth Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences for Professor Marek Rogoż, Ph.D., Eng for the monograph "Underground water Dynamics"
- 3rd Degree Prize at Polish Competition of Work Condition Improvement organized by the National Labour Inspectorate for elaboration of original construction of anti-chip glasses
- Golden Medal of World Invetiveness, Scientific Research and New Techniques Fair BRUSSELS INNOVA 2008 for laser system of shaft pipe and shaft fittings geometry parameters control
- Distinction at Polish competition Panteon of Polish Ecology within the category of “Institution supporting realization of projects for environment” for the geothermal installation of collection of heat from mine water for the Silesian Museum heating needs
- Golden Medal at the competition World Cup Computed Implemented Invetions of International Federation of Inventors’ Associations with the cooperation of Microsoft
- Diamond for Silesian Business Caesar awarded by the Katowice Lodge of BCC for keep of the leading position at the market
- European Medal awarded by Economical-Social European Committee, European Integration Committee Office and Business Centre Club
- Award Golden QI Chapter of the competition Quality International Quality Forum
