Coal
production in the Kolubara Mining Basin is stable, and yesterday's very heavy
rainfall did not jeopardize the mines, nor did they cause any property damage
to mining equipment. A large amount of rain that fell yesterday afternoon in a
very short period of time hampered the production process, but employees,
excavators and other mining machinery were not jeopardized.
Generation of electricity was not jeopardized at any
time, nor did it suffer consequences of the rainfall. Moreover, there was no
emergency purchase of electricity at any time.
The system
is organized in such a way that water is collected through drainage systems and
water collectors at specific points within the mines. Two large dams, Bistrica
and Trbušnica, built by EPS, as part of the Peštan River Basin regulation project
for the protection of the Field "E" Open Cast Mine and local communities
along the river basin, retained about two million cubic meters of water. All
other facilities of the system for the protection of mines against floods were
also in operation, and in this way the overflow of watercourses into the mines
was prevented.
The
employees of "Kolubara" and EPS have once again shown their
readiness, dedication and commitment to respond in emergency situations.
