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)
- BZ - Department of Work Safety Management and Technical Hazards
- 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
GIG International relations
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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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 -
Główny Instytut Górnictwa gained 3 distinctions of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for its inventive activity during the XVIII Exchange of Polish Inventions on the 7th March 2011
Date: 23.03.2011
Promotion
Awards and achievements of GIG in 2011
- Distinctions of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for inventive activity at XVIII Exchange of Polish Inventions awarded at international exhibitions in Museum of Technology in Warsaw;
- Title of Responsible Employer 2011, Leader of Human Resources
- Title “Gazele Biznesu” awarded by the “Puls Biznesu” Journal
- Title of Mining Success of the Year 2010 in the category INNOVATIVENESS for HUGE Project
- Distinction of the Hard Coal Mining Employers Association OSKARD 2011 for versatile and creative shaping of modern image of coal industry
