Kaznejovska kaolinka, CZ, EU
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N 49° 53.911 E 013° 19.883
33U E 380166 N 5528682
Kaolinovy lom se nachazi v Plzenskem kraji cca 12 km severne od Plzne. / Kaoline quarry is located in the Region about 12 km north of Pilsen.
Waymark Code: WMCCT6
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/22/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Tezba zde zacala v roce 1904 povrchove i hlubinne a tezilo se rucne. Roku 1905 byla uzavrena smlouva o pronajmu kaznejovske kaolinky rodem Metternichu spolecnosti Zapadoceske tovarny kaolinove a samotove v Horni Brize, ale roku 1919 Metternichove tuto smlouvu vypovedeli a kaolinku provozovali sami. Po roce 1931 patri kaolinka spolecnosti Zapadoceske kaolinky. Behem valky doslo k zastaveni tezby z duvodu nedostatku pracovnich sil. Po valce byl podnik znarodnen a roku 1951 byla tezba obnovena. Po revoluci 1989 se podnik zmenil z narodniho na statni a v 1992 byly zalozeny Zapadoceske kaolinove a keramicke zavody a.s., ktere pak zmenily nazev na Keramika Horni Briza a.s.. Dnes je jedinym akcionarem firma Lasselsberger.

Mining began here in 1904 and surface and underground mined manually. In 1905 a contract of lease Kaznejovs kaolin Metternich family of West Bohemia factory kaolin and chamotte in Horni Briza, but in 1919 withdrew the treaty Metternichs kaolin and ran alone. After 1931, the Society of West Bohemia include kaolin kaolin. During the war has to stop mining because of staff shortages. After the war the company was nationalized in 1951 and mining was resumed. After the revolution of 1989 the company changed from a national to the state in 1992 were based clay and West Bohemia Ceramic Works Inc., which then changed its name to Keramika Horni Briza as. Today is the sole shareholder of the company Lasselsberger.

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Type of Stone/Ore mined: Kaoline

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