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Lom ČSA
The Czechoslovak Army Mine ( cs, Lom Československé armády, shortened to Lom ČSA) is an opencast lignite mine located in the Most Basin of the Czech Republic, located between the city of Most and the town of Litvínov. Since 2008, mining operations have been run by Litvínovská uhelná a.s. after its owner, the Czech Coal Group, broke up the former mining company, Mostecká uhelná a.s., into two operations (the other company is Vršanská uhelná a.s.). History The ČSA mine is located on the site of what was once Lake Komořany, created approximately 15,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene era as a shallow flow-through lake fed and drained by the river Bílina.Smrž, Z., 2011. The History of Lake Komořan(Czech) Originally occupying an area of nearly 5,600 ha at the foot of the Ore Mountains and under the gaze of Jezeří Castle, it was the biggest lake in the Kingdom of Bohemia. Due to the requirements of the mining industry, and partially for health reasons, Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most Basin
The Most Basin (also known as North Bohemian Basin; cs, Mostecká pánev, german: Nordböhmisches Becken) is a tectonic depression and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is named after the city of Most. It forms the southwestern and central parts of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is among the richest European deposits of lignite, which has been extracted here since the second half of 19th century, mostly by extensive surface mining. Geomorphology The Most Basin is a mesoregion of the Podkrušnohorská Macroregion within the Bohemian Massif. It is further subdivided into the microregions of Žatec Basin and Chomutov-Teplice Basin. A flat landscape without peaks is typical for the Most Basin. The highest point of the territory is a contour line near Libouchec, at above sea level. There are several low hills with an elevation of 350–380 in the southwestern part of the basin. Adjacent landscapes The basin lies between the Central and Eastern Ore Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
