New World Resources magazine

No. 2 2012

interview 6–9 Günter Verheugen: mining has a future in Europe

technology 10 –11 Deepening ČSA 2 shaft at Karviná Mine proceeding at full speed

safety 14 –15 Underground monitoring improves miners’ safety Editorial

The first step is the most important

Indifference towards the environment in which we, our employees and our customers live, work and undertake their business cannot be, and is not, an option for us. A modern company must demonstrate its relationship with its environment and the people living within it every day. Such an approach is the only way to make sure others take the company seriously. Moreover, as a publicly traded company, listed on the London, Prague and Warsaw stock exchanges, we must be open and transparent.

In order to demonstrate that we abide by our promises, we have decided to rigorously monitor each step we take in the spirit of the principles of responsibility and sustainability. Our Sustainability Report covering 2011 was completed shortly before this issue of Open Mine went to press. In the Report, you will find information on our approach to people working in our company as well as to the community in which we belong. You will also learn how we transform our words on environmentally friendly operations into deeds.

And there is more. For the first time this year, we have decided to take our efforts one step further: we have publicly set specific measurable objectives that we wish to achieve in the coming years for each of the areas reported on. Our company has pledged to pursue sustainable development and make our contribution to delivering a transparent corporate environment in each region and country in which we operate.

Of course, it would have been easier to have no objectives and so avoid the risk of failure. But we wish to present the sustainability of our business not in a marketing fashion but in an objective one, primarily in countries where such an open and objective approach has yet to take root. That is why we have chosen to use the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the most widely used international reporting framework for measuring sustainable development, which guarantees objectivity and comparability for all.

Petra Mašínová, Head of Corporate Communication and CSR of NWR

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14 –15 18 –19 Monitoring How coal is movement mined in the improves safety ‘lucky country’

16 –17 22 –23 Intention to The OKD continue mining Foundation in Karviná Mine continues to help announced the needy

Content

4–5 economy 14–15 safety NWR first quarter results: Underground monitoring on track to meet full year targets improves miners’ safety

6–9 interview 16–17 technology Günter Verheugen: OKD seeks to continue mining at mining has a future in Europe Karviná Mine until 2035

10–11 technology 18–19 economy Deepening ČSA 2 shaft at Karviná Mine Australia’s coal Industry proceeding at full speed 20–21 responsibility 12 technology Integrity is central Water efficiency and cost savings at to our approach to business Karviná Mine: a smart pumping trick! 22–23 responsibility 13 technology The OKD Foundation has ČSM Mine saves CZK 4 million a month distributed in excess of thanks to the Continuous Improvement CZK 48 million programme economy interview technology

NWR first quarter results: on track to meet full year targets

NWR’s first quarter 2012 results published in May were in line with our expectations and we are on track to meet our full year production and sales targets. Our injury frequency rate continued to improve during the quarter, decreasing by 4 per cent to 7.17, which is the best result in the Company’s history.

Performance Revenues were EUR 347 million, down EUR m 10 per cent, mainly due to planned 6 lower production and sales volumes. NWR's net profit EBITDA was EUR 54 million during for the first quarter the first quarter. Net profit was EUR 6 of 2012 million, up 80 per cent, cash flow from operations was EUR 80 million and our net debt during the quarter further decreased. We produced 2.4Mt of coal and externally sold 2.3 Mt. Our coke production was 175kt with external sales of 155kt.

We place great importance on achieving good levels of remuneration for our mining employees and in Just like the world of finance, the April we successfully concluded modern mining industry cannot proceed without computer technology. Mere negotiations with the trade unions, seconds are of essence and correct which resulted in a 3 per cent decisions demand accurate data. increase in basic wages for OKD’s employees. This ensures a positive mix by accessing more than 30 million outcome for our mining employees tonnes of coking coal via our existing whilst keeping our costs under operations by 2016-2017. control. Debiensko project Coal mix Construction works on our Debiensko Improving the coal mix is one of growth project in Poland progressed to NWR’s operational priorities. Previous plan during the first quarter. However, quarters have seen a decline in the due to changed water management proportion of coking coal in the conditions and inflationary pressures product mix but the first quarter in Poland, we have decided to carry this trend was reversed and we saw out a thorough review of the project’s strong coking coal volumes. For the key parameters before advancing medium term, we are also undertaking the CAPEX programme and we have expansion initiatives in the Karvina therefore capped our CAPEX spending region aimed at improving the product for 2012 at EUR 5 million.

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OKD wins ‘Materials Award’ from voestalpine AG

cent with steel production up 7 per cent in the first quarter on the previous quarter.

In addition China, India and other rapidly developing emerging economies will continue to require huge imports of steel-making materials. So despite anticipated weaker growth rates in developed voestalpine AG (‘voestalpine’) this economies we believe that continued year recognised its suppliers and growth in emerging markets will business partners with awards in three categories: Partnership, provide a floor to international coking Performance and Materials. OKD coal prices. received an award in the Materials category, which was presented to Conclusion OKD CEO Klaus-Dieter Beck during NWR reiterated its full year 2012 the Supplier and Service Partners targets of coal production between Conference in Linz, Austria. 10.8Mt and 11Mt and external sales between 10.25Mt and 10.5Mt. The ‘voestalpine has been external sales split is expected to be a longstanding business partner approximately 48 per cent coking coal of ours. We have maintained good relations for more than 60 years, all and 52 per cent thermal coal in 2012, the time supplying coal to Austria. an improved mix when compared We greatly value this award from to 2011. Additionally, we expect to our prominent customer. For us, produce 700kt and sell 600kt of coke it is confirmation that we have in FY 2012. We are also on track to been performing well over the achieve our target of flat mining unit long term,’ said Klaus-Dieter Beck. Balance sheet costs in Czech Koruna for the full ‘And it is very important for us to Our balance sheet is robust. Net debt year. know that voestalpine is to invest in a PCI technology project in Linz continues to decrease, reaching EUR that could enable us to expand 385 million at 31 March 2012, and we Despite the volatile environment, most our business cooperation,’ added have no significant debt maturities analysts view the outlook for NWR Mr. Beck. ahead of us until 2015. However, we for the rest of the year favorably. An remain alert to continuing challenges, increasing number of analysts now In 2011, voestalpine accounted for and therefore continue to focus on expect coking coal prices to start approximately 19% of NWR’s coking prudently managing and constantly to rise in the second half of 2012; coal sales. evaluating our operations, capital and one analyst noted: ‘We expect expenditure and funding. slow improvement in the Company’s voestalpine is based in Linz, production mix to be continued while Austria, and has production Market environment on the pricing front we believe coking and sales companies in more than 60 countries around the The outlook for the Eurozone coal pricing should bottom out in mid world. voestalpine comprises economies and financial markets in this year.’ four divisions (Steel, Special general remains muted. However, steel Steel, Railway Systems, and production in our region has been on Radek Němeček Metal Forming). In 2010-11, an upward trend since the beginning Head of Investor Relations the Group generated sales of of the year. Steel mills in our customer [email protected] EUR 10.95 billion and employed markets are currently running at almost 46,000 people worldwide. utilisation rates of between 80-90 per

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Günter Verheugen: mining has a future in Europe

Günter Verheugen, the former European the traditional EU-15 bloc. What sense do you see in such divisions Commissioner for Enlargement, and a former of Europe? Vice-President of the European Commission who When the present energy policy was designed in 2005 enlargement was simultaneously served as the Commissioner for already behind us, and behind me. Enterprise and Industry, remains a prominent figure I was European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry and in charge in the social and political life of the European Union of economic coordination and I tried to (EU), despite having left the top echelons of EU balance the very idealistic approach of the European institutions. They politics more than two years ago. During a recent shared the objective to do something about climate change and they visit to Prague he hosted a seminar on the outlook for shared the idea that Europe should common energy policies for both the ‘new’ and the be the frontrunner. But nevertheless we need to take into account the ‘old’ member states. competitiveness of our industry as the basis of the real economy in the European Union. And we need to take In Prague you presented an into account the unequal conditions exclusive preview of a new report in the old member states in what was ‘Your region should try on the CEE Energy Sector. How at the time the EU-10, though it is now to act as a stakeholder do you evaluate the report? the EU-11. I was partly successful I think the report will be so I got the acknowledgement of that wants to make a breakthrough for the discussion of carbon leakage. But I am not fully a contribution.’ future European energy production. satisfied with the way the new member There is a clear need to have a fresh states are treated. I have to say that view of European energy policy and unfortunately the new member states to ask whether it is still in line with did not align themselves, did not the needs of European societies and present their interests in a strong way, economies, having in mind that we and still today it is true that the new have certain experiences now with member states are not able to identify the reaction of the rest of the world, their common interests and represent that we have to learn lessons from them. the economic and financial crisis, and having learnt from the report that the The European Commission new EU member states, the EU-11, are adopted the Energy Roadmap still far away from the average income 2050 in December last year. Do you of the other member states and that think it needs amending? catching up will continue for decades. The Energy Roadmap certainly goes Energy consumption in the EU-11 must in the right direction, but the details therefore be considered in a different of course have still to be discussed. way from energy consumption in other In my view, what are not sufficiently member states. So I think this report taken into account are the questions of will be the beginning of a new and indigenous resources and whether we hopefully comprehensive debate. are able to develop the technology that would allow us to exploit and use fossil For the purposes of the report, an fuels in an environmentally friendly EU-11 was defined in contrast to way. I think this is one of the most

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the most important source of energy for decades to come in the rest of the world. The contribution Europe can make in reducing emissions and fighting climate change is extremely limited, so if you really want to

make a contribution to reducing CO2 emissions it would be much more effective to have this new technology and to sell this new technology around the world.

Is CCS really so expensive? I am not discussing prices here, of course it is extremely expensive, but it is also not efficient [to not have these technologies]. The efficient way would be to have technology in place that allows us to use these fuels in an environmentally friendly way. I do not know whether we will be able to do that, but I think we are relatively close. So the chances are good, and my view is it would be worthwhile to concentrate our efforts on developing important questions. I fully agree that also clean shale gas technology, those technologies. we have to reduce our dependency whatever that will be, is something on energy imports. It would be wise where we should concentrate our Should the EU-11 form a new, to ask whether we have resources in efforts and I am very unhappy with coordinated energy policy? Should our own territory that we could use. the progress so far. I am even more they form a new grouping to This question is to my surprise not unhappy with the resistance we find do that? addressed in the Energy Roadmap. in some of member states, especially Let me put it this way: it is not very the country I know best, Germany, popular in Brussels when member We have a situation in Poland against carbon capture and storage states form a new group, but where approximately 90% of (CCS). It is very difficult for me to nevertheless we have a very clear electricity is produced from understand. People are against power situation here. The new member burning coal. So have we got to plants based on coal or gas, they are states were not treated in a fair way, look at ‘Clean Coal’ policies rather against wind farms in their backyards, their special needs were not taken than ‘No Coal’ policies? they are against nuclear energy, they into account. But I would not blame Absolutely. Whether you like it or not are against new grids, they are against the Commission, the Parliament or this decarbonizing of our societies and CCS ... what kind of energy do they the Council. The new member states economies is a must. We need to have want? have to blame themselves. Their new technologies because sooner or governments did not fight for their later these resources will be gone. But Is CCS moving fast enough in interests and did not try to organize this does not mean we should not ask terms of technology development? the new member states as a voting whether a technological solution is No, progress is too slow. And by the bloc in the Council. So my advice possible that would allow us to use the way CCS is not only important for the would be that the EU-11 should try resources which are easily available EU and our very ambitious objectives to coordinate their energy policy now . In my view, clean coal technology, — we know that hard coal will be based on the report by Ernst & Young,

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which, in my view, is a convincing predictable, framework conditions, and cannot afford because we have no piece of work. They should try to act unfortunately this is [currently] not the space, that's clear. So despite the together, but not as a pressure group case. American success in this field, here against other institutions or other in Europe there might be a serious countries, but as a stakeholder, as What role do you see for shale gas environmental problem. Therefore, a group of countries that wants to in all of this? I strongly support the idea of creating make a contribution. I mean if Germany Shale gas is – or might be – an a European technology platform that and France are allowed to coordinate interesting option. I know that shale would explore what is necessary for everything before Council meetings gas has made the US independent for exploitation or extraction of that gas and then tell the rest of the world what gas, ending its need for gas imports, in an environmentally friendly way. We has happened in Europe, I think we and very soon America will be a gas must concentrate on how to extract it need not ask if the EU-11 are allowed to exporter. Shale gas has also cut US gas and whether that can be done in a way coordinate part of policy or not, they are. prices, so it has helped the American that is acceptable for our societies. I don't yet know whether it can, but I do not fully understand the view already held by a lot of members of the European Parliament and of some national Parliaments, and of some regional politicians and NGOs that under no circumstances can we do it. They are saying this without knowing whether it is feasible or not. Shale gas could help us a lot. Since time is running, we should soon start to explore that.

How do you assess the importance of having a coordinated energy policy regarding economic development in the EU–11? Could growth be held back without it? It is crucial. What we have learnt from the crisis is that in reality the problem is with the real economy. It is misleading that finance ministers seem [to think its] only about budget figures. This is not true, it is about the competitiveness of the real economy and there will be no European competitiveness and we will not have a strong industrial base of our own if we cannot solve the energy We presume that having an economy. But I know that our American problem. We should understand what EU-11 would help with the huge friends are, gently speaking, a bit the crisis told us — those countries investment that is going to be less scrupulous when it comes to with a strong industrial base are required in energy transition. environmental concerns. Therefore much better equipped to weather the We need huge investments in the I would not exclude environmental storm than those which do not have energy sector, not only in CEE, but problems. a strong industrial base. Something everywhere. Energy investments that I always said as a Commissioner are always long-term. In the energy And they have so much more for Industry is now confirmed: we sector it is typical for the return on space as well... need an industrial policy that allows the investment to be calculated Of course, clearly that is the reason European industries to stay put. And in decades and not in years. So why they are more generous in we cannot afford an energy policy that what the sector needs are stable, this field. This is something we would lead to the deindustrialization

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of Europe. Solving environmental is much more beautiful than before, time we need to complete political problems by getting rid of our nobody denies that. There was a total transformation. But in general, history industries does not help. It increases structural change to the land but has already proven that the decision to unemployment in our countries and it that was possible because there was have the great accession was right and increases industrial pollution in other a strong economic base as a result I am more convinced than ever that parts of the world. of mining. Open mining is a problem I was right in pushing it, in speeding as long as it exists, that I know, but in up the whole process. Let me tell you, And that would particularly apply the long run open mining need not be if it was not done before the year 2005 to coal in the and a problem for the environment, on the we would not have managed because Poland? contrary... since 2005 we have had the crisis and Absolutely. the EU in crisis mode would not have What is your perspective on deep been able to do it. It is said that 90% of emissions mining in the Central European around the world are not in region: Czech Republic, Poland, Europe, so if Europe tackles its Germany? CO2 problem, but the rest of the It does not have a great future in Citizen of the Czech world does not deal with the Germany but in certain Central Republic consumes problem... European countries it has and I would on average in his/her I share the view that if Europe is not find it ridiculous if we were to close lifetime: the frontrunner, others will not follow. down our own mines to buy coal from Perhaps we have been a little bit over- other parts of the world. confident that our good example would Lignite and hard coal 352 t stimulate others to follow suit. Being But China is importing coal as Building materials 313 t the frontrunner means having first- well... mover advantage in new technologies. I still believe that mining has a future Ores 48 t What I can tell you from my own in Europe, but as we have already Clay, China clay 6.7 t experience is that the emerging discussed, in combination with clean economies, especially China and India coal technologies. I think that without Oil 60 t and Brazil, have a tremendous interest those technologies there will be no Salt t in technologies that would help them acceptance of mining. 7. 4 to increase energy efficiency. This is Source: Czech Statistical Office something that is most important You visited many countries while Note: Considering the average age for them. So I think they would be an Commissioner for Enlargement. expectancy of 77 years in 2010. important market for us, but we cannot How do you see those countries penetrate such a market if we do not performing as EU members? use such technologies ourselves. For Economically, by and large, I am quite If you could have the time the time being, I do not think there is satisfied. But I never had the illusion again as the Commissioner for a need for us to review our ambitious that the process of transformation Enlargement, would you do some targets, but we have to keep in mind would be completed soon, that the things differently? that the problem of carbon leakage convergence of economies and Yes. Always if you could repeat is a serious one, and you have to take societies would be achieved in something you did 10 years earlier measures against it. a couple of years. These are problems with the knowledge that you have for generations, and looked at in this now, it would be ridiculous to say that Your roots are in the Rhineland, way I can say that the progress that you would not, but it is a hypothetical a German region with a strong has been made is quite important. question. We did what we did with the mining tradition. How has the Politically, Poland is the positive best of our knowledge and I did things mining industry in your region surprise; I think I was the only one who with a good conscience. But certainly, changed? always believed in Poland, saying it I would have negotiated energy policy My hometown is near Cologne in would a strong and reliable partner. in a different way if I had known Germany and it was at the centre of Looking at some other countries, I am everything that I know today, but German lignite open mining. Mining really worried that political culture is I didn't, and nobody did. in my home town finished more than still under-developed, – but allow me 40 years ago and two-thirds of the not to give names here. I am certainly Interviewers: Vladimír Bystrov, Will town is now forests and lakes, and it a little surprised to see how much Conroy

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Deepening ČSA 2 shaft at Karviná Mine proceeding at full speed

The end of last year saw OKD initiate an ambitious investment project for the company’s future: preparatory works for the deepening of ČSA 2 shaft at Karviná Mine. The excavation works proper will start in September, with completion expected by December 2015.

The 7.5 metre diameter shaft will be Full speed ahead for preparatory sunk by 312 metres to give a total works depth of 1,270 metres from the pit In simple terms, the project consists bank. Sinking the shaft will facilitate of two parts: the abovementioned the opening of a 12th level to access preparatory works and the excavation approximately 20 million tonnes proper. At the 11th underground level, of coking coal within the existing the preparatory stage will involve mining area. The project will improve the construction of a protective ventilation, climatic conditions within pentice structure, the adjustment of the mine and transport infrastructure, the mining depot and the equipping and as a result the current sub- of a chamber to house the winding level mining at the 11th level will be engine used in the excavation. The eliminated. spoil management’s surface transport, which removes excavated rock, will be First deepening works in more reconstructed. than 10 years The tender for the project attracted It will be necessary to erect a wall three bids from potential suppliers, in the pit to separate both winding with Poland’s KOPEX-PBSZ named the winner. The estimated total project cost is aproximately CZK 885 million. Fact file: ČSA 2 ‘The last sinking of an operational shaft deepening shaft in the -Karviná Mining District took place at ČSM Mine A project executed by between 1997 and 2001, when two OKD’s Karviná Mine downcast air shafts at the North Sinking of the shaft bottom by and South plants were deepened by 312 metres about 200 metres. In , Poland’s JSW is currently excavating Resulting total pit depth will be a shaft, which runs from the surface 1,270 metres of its Zofiówka Mine,’ noted Jan Estimated costs of Matula, OKD’s Technical Director/ CZK 885 million Chief Engineering Officer. (EUR 36.9 million)

The deepest coal mine in Central Providing access to approximately Europe is KWK Budryk in Ornontovice, 20 million tonnes of mostly Poland, which is being deepened to coking coal 1,290 metres by 2013. The ČSA 2 shaft Completion expected by will thus come a credible second, the end of 2015 trailing by just 20 metres.

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Preparatory works for the deepening of the ČSA 2 shaft are in full swing. systems. One of the systems will of three slopes between the adjacent Open Mine 1/2012), by the ČSA 2 shaft continue to transport miners, material levels that will bring initial air into deepening project at Karviná Mine and machinery to the 11th level, while the new areas following the linking and by another ambicious project at the other system will terminate at the of them to the newly deepened shaft. the Lazy plant of Karvina Mine. ‘We 10th level to make room for the new The slopes will be also used for the are currently developing a project to excavation. removal of coal from new coal faces deepen downcast air shaft No. 2 at into the present system. the Lazy plant of Karvina, which will Preparation for the opening of the give us access to coal reserves in the 12th level The fact that OKD is not idle where Ostrava strata named Justin, Heřman The deepening itself will be its future development is concerned and Mohutný,’ said Matula. performed by blasting, with the walls is demonstrated by the excavation of of the shaft secured by cast concrete a unique crosscut that will connect Marek Síbrt and steel reinforcement supports. the ČSA plant and Darkov Mine (see marek.sibrt@.cz The blasted rock will be taken by kibbles (iron hoisting buckets) via clamshell loaders and reloaded on the 11th level into high-capacity Marek Síbrt graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy trucks that will transport the material of the University of Ostrava. He has worked as a to skip No. 3. media analyst for InnoVatio and Media Tenor, being responsible for the communication audits of key The excavated parts will subsequently accounts (České dráhy [Czech Railways], Vodafone, be equipped with piping, wiring, T-Mobile). For media industry clients (Česká televize mining equipment signals and voice [Czech Television], Český rozhlas [Czech Radio], TV communication links. Simultaneously, Nova and STV [Slovak Television]), he has implemented ČSA shaft winding equipment will be projects concerned with the monitoring of adherence to placed on the 12th level. quality journalism standards and legal regulations. Marek Síbrt has lectured in Media Communication and Sociology at several universities. At OKD, he The planned development of the 12th works as a PR adviser and project manager. level will also include the excavation

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Water efficiency and cost savings at Karviná Mine: a smart pumping trick!

Employee motivation is a key factor in increasing efficiency, achieving energy savings and, above all, improving occupational safety at NWR. Hence the Company’s Continuous Improvement programme, launched in 2009 to reward workable proposals put forward by employees.

QVC pump, which was bypassed in the process. The necessary pressure in the manifold would be provided by the floating station pump.

‘Naturally, in winter, when there is a risk of the system freezing, we will revert to the regular mode of operation. Nevertheless, the QVC pump is expected to remain switched off for at least seven months a year, resulting in a reduction of electric power consumption to the tune of approximately CZK 980,000. There is nothing to prevent us from keeping the pump off for longer and switching it on when there freezing temperatures are forecast,’ Mr Zmijka explained.

Dusan Zmijka by one of the QVC pumps that he suggested could be turned off. Continuous The programme has been such Zmijka, proved the adage ‘beauty Improvement at a success that it is to be continued. in simplicity’ with a proposal to OKD in 2011 ‘Proposals submitted by employees improve water pumping efficiency have saved millions of crowns for the that has significantly reduced energy 614 workable proposals submitted Company. The programme has won consumption. What is the essence of by employees the trust of our employees, increased his idea? The preparation plant has the level of their engagement with high water consumption. The utility CZK 130 million in cost savings their respective workplaces, and water necessary for the operation of has shown that it’s beneficial for the ČSA plant is supplemented from 38 % of the proposals were everyone to think about how their the Doubrava 4 reservoir, by means concerned with improving work can be safer, more efficient and of a floating pumping station. The occupational health and safety less physically demanding,’ said Ivan pumping station operates nonstop, Brodský, manager of the Continuous 24 hours a day, supplying water to the CZK 170 million in cost savings Improvement programme at OKD. utility water tank. Another pump, QVC thanks to the performances of with a 100 kW motor, feeds water from 57 optimisation teams consisting of Beauty in simplicity the tank into the utility water manifold, more than 600 employees At OKD’s Karviná Mine a wonderfully which is also in nonstop operation. Mr simple idea has generated annual Zmijka proposed connecting the pipe 1,793 employees involved in the savings of almost a million that feeds water from the Doubrava project (10% of the total number of crowns. A technologist at the 4 reservoir directly to the preparation core and contract employees) mine’s preparation plant, Dušan plant manifolds, and switching off the

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ČSM Mine saves CZK 4 million a month thanks to the Continuous Improvement programme

Few outside of the mining industry are aware of Another measure that has proven its worth was the installation of the costs of the vital energy and commodity inputs automatic controls for compressed- required to extract ‘black gold’ from hundreds of air-powered water pumping units, with the initial costs rapidly transforming metres below ground. into long-term energy savings.

Astounding result The fall in compressed air consumption stemming from the numerous technical and organisational measures supervised by Chmelík and his colleagues is astonishing. Prior to his efforts and before other improvements were made, total consumption of compressed air at the South plant of ČSM Mine reached, to give an example, more than 26 million cubic metres in May 2011, at a cost of CZK 8.9 million. ‘Thanks to our measures, we have succeeded in reducing the monthly consumption of compressed air at the South plant to an average of 14.7 million cubic metres, at a cost of just under CZK 5 million,’ said Chmelík.

A simple solution brings the company considerable savings.

In recent years, the global economic plant management to coordinate The reduction in OKD downturn and rising energy prices have and manage cost-savings in the increased the pressure to improve compressed air consumption of the operational costs reached production and cost efficiencies. shaft. One initiative contributing to these CZK 300 million endeavours at OKD is the Continuous The average price of a cubic metre Improvement programme, which alone of compressed air is a seemingly in 2011 generated operational cost savings negligible CZK 0.34. Yet given the of CZK 300 million in 2011. More than volume consumed, the daily costs 1,700 employees, some 10% of the reach CZK 816 for the XDA-100 Nora Doing the simple maths, the overall number of employees, took part pump and as much as CZK 979 for steps taken by Chmelík and his in the programme. the Ř 315 air fan. ‘The cost-saving colleagues are saving ČSM Mine measures we introduced last June almost CZK 4 million a month on ČSM Mine’s ‘Mr Million’ have aimed at reducing the total compressed air. To dub Jaromír Chmelík ‘Mr Million’ volume of air consumed, and have is no exaggeration. Chmelík is primarily consisted of replacing Both sites prepared by: an engineering inspector of the compressed-air-powered appliances Marek Síbrt overhanging rail at the ČSM Mine with electric ones,’ Chmelík [email protected] South plant. He was tasked by the explained.

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Underground monitoring improves miners’ safety

At OKD, miners’ safety is the first priority. That is why the company devotes considerable attention to safety issues and why it works to ensure continuous improvements in occupational health and safety.

The company’s efforts bring clear results, as evidenced by the year- of on-year decrease in the incidence of LTIFR 7.82 injuries in OKD mines. For example, achieved in 2011 the internationally recognised was the lowest in the injury frequency indicator, the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR), history of OKD which expresses the number of injuries causing at least three days of absence per million hours worked, in 2011 dropped for the first time below 8, to a value of 7.82. In 2009, 346 injuries were reported in OKD's mines, in 2010, 271 injuries were reported, and last year the number fell to 248.The LTIFR value has decreased by half since 2007. Nevertheless, the company is aware that it must not slacken in its efforts; a zero injury rate is always the aim. The data aggregator records and stores information about miners' movements. Monitoring people underground Among a comprehensive set of measures implemented last year was a restricted area. This system has a system to monitor the number of since 2011 been deployed across all miners underground. longwalls classified as third-degree stress areas,’ said Leo Bayer, OKD’s ‘The Czech Mining Authority, in an Chief Operating Officer. effort to increase the safety of coal mining in areas of active geology, By deploying the system at longwalls in requested the deployment of third-degree stress areas, it becomes a monitoring system able to monitor safer to mine. In the case of a tremor, the entry of people into specific the system would verify that all miners areas. The solution developed by our have left the affected area, and the company in collaboration with an system can check where remaining external supplier enables accurate miners are located. monitoring of the number of miners in a specified area, allows us to set Currently, there are twelve of these the maximum number of people security sets installed across OKD's permissible at any one time, and mines and they are continuously emits warning signals if the limits transferred from exploited longwalls to are exceeded or there is entry into newly developed ones.

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The system is designed as M1-category the system will enable miners to issue equipment, which means that it can a warning of a critical situation or work even under adverse conditions request that such a situation is dealt such as high methane concentration with. The system will also be able to (1.5%) or general power failure. Backup determine with a comparably high copies are continuously made of all degree of accuracy the position of acquired data, which are stored for a particular miner,’ Bayer explained. future reference. The system was developed in 2010 in collaboration with The basic development of the system ZAM servis, s.r.o. has already been completed and a test operation of a standalone Expansion of system planned pager multicable and a corresponding The company is now developing software suite took place underground a central communication system that during the first half of this year. It will lead to further improvements will now be followed with tests of the in the safety of coal extraction complete system. A decision on the from stress-prone strata. ‘This further application of the technology will expand the possibilities of the should be taken in September 2012, current system by enabling basic following an analysis of test data. communication between miners underground and a central control Marek Síbrt desk. It can therefore be seen as [email protected] the logical follow up to our system for monitoring miners throughout The system remains operational longwalls classified as third-degree The equipment under high concentrations of stress areas,’ said Bayer. methane or if powers secures the How does the system work and how Last year, ZAM servis presented following without is its operation assured? In simple a solution that will enable the need for active terms, it can be described as follows: communication between surface contributions from individual miners are identified employees and miners hundreds of by means of UHF tags installed in metres underground by installing miners: their lamps and powered by the a multicable fitted with miniature lamp’s battery. The UHF tag contains transceivers spaced at 40 metres, and Accurate, continuous a unique number and information modified UHF tags for the miners’ lamp monitoring of the number of about its holder. It also contains batteries. Miners underground will be miners in a defined area a backup power source, which keeps notified of an incoming message by The possibility of presetting the UHF tag working if the lamp the flashing of their personal lamp, the maximum permissible battery runs out. Sensors located or a LED light on the lamp’s battery. along the monitored pathways record A pushbutton will be installed on the number of miners in a defined miners’ movements and store the battery to acknowledge the reception area information in a database. As a result, of the message and/or to reply with Alerts if the set number of inspection service employees can a predefined message. miners is exceeded continuously supervise the movement of people, the number of miners in ‘The control desk staff will be able to Alerts if miners enter individual shifts, and any instance of warn miners of any potential hazard or a restricted area an entry into a restricted area. ask to them to leave the area. Equally,

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OKD seeks to continue mining at Karviná Mine until 2035

OKD, a.s., the mining subsidiary of NWR, in March this year took the first step to initiate a legislative process aimed at extending mining operations at the ČSA plant of Karviná Mine until 2035. The move comprised the filing with the Ministry of the Environment of a ‘notification of intent to continue mining activities.’

Last year, OKD announced its intention to extract approximately 20 million tonnes of mostly coking coal, found for the most part beneath Karviná- Staré Město, plus additional coal of approximately 10 million tonnes, whose extraction would affect part of the town of Orlová, near Karviná, specifically a very small settlement of Výhoda. In addition to these two locations, the planned mining would also affect people on the outskirts of the municipalities of Doubrava and Dětmarovice in the Karviná region. ČSA Plant of Karviná Mine. OKD submitted to the ministry a single set of documentation covering all of any mining will not commence before the above sites. 2016,’ explained Radim Tabášek, OKD Chief Mining District Development Demanding legislative process Officer. ‘The notification of intent is only the first of numerous steps in the process prescribed by the Czech Additional legal system for commencing mining information on development activities. During the legal limit projects is of 30 days, the Ministry collected available on the comments on the intent from NWR website. municipalities, administrative bodies, civic associations and individual citizens, and called on OKD to prepare Any prospective mining must also comprehensive documentation for the be preceded by the resolution of all assessment of the possible impacts of conflicts of interests in accordance mining activities on the environment with Section 33 of the Mining Act. In [the environmental impact assessment practice, this means that OKD must (EIA) process], which must contain negotiate agreements with all property resolutions to all the comments owners in the neighbourhoods that received. Judging by previous would be affected by mining. The experiences, the EIA process is likely company has publicly declared its to take approximately two years and intention to negotiate individually

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Karviná developed plans for an Organisational structure: industrial zone that was eventually created in the Karviná quarter of two mining sites, plants Staré Město. Businesses in this Lazy and ČSA zone currently employ around 1,500 people. OKD has entered into ongoing Established:1 April 2008 negotiations with all the companies with the merger of ČSA Mine and Lazy present in the zone, with the objective Mine to find an acceptable solution for all Production: 4.1 million tonnes parties. a year (2011) The company regularly informs Reserves: 89 million tonnes the public of its plans and current (JORC reserves as of 1 Jan 2012) developments. Trilingual websites have been created to aid in the Mining area: 32 km² dissemination of information (www. Number of employees: 4 ,800 karvina-staremesto.cz and www. (2011) orlova-vyhoda.cz), and all residents living in the areas potentially affected by the planned mining have received Important milestones letters explaining the current state of affairs and OKD’s future plans. 1776 – First mining in the Karviná An information leaflet has provided region, under Count Larisch further information on the resolution of property claims related to the matter. 1856 – The original ČSA Mine with all the property owners in the established concerned areas and to reach an ‘The mining intentions of OKD could 1951 – Establishment of the acceptable compromise and accord have a major impact on employment in Aggregate Mine of the Czechoslovak with all parties involved in this delicate the Karviná region. With its workforce Army comprising four of Count matter. Negotiations are under way of nearly 18,000 people, made up Larisch’s mines (Františka, Hlubina, in Karviná-Staré Město and the of employees and contractors, the Jindřich, Jan Karel) first agreements have already been company is by far the largest employer concluded, while talks are expected in the Moravian-Silesian Region. 1963 – Record number of to begin in other areas during the For example, 12% of the employed employees working at the mine: 7,793 summer. residents of Karviná work for OKD, 1995 – Amalgamation of the while the proportions are even higher Czechoslovak Army Mine with Dealing openly with all parties among smaller municipalities in the Doubrava Mine The company places great emphasis region, exceeding 20% in some cases,’ on conducting open and transparent Tabášek said, looking at another 1997 – ČSA and Doubrava Mines negotiations with all relevant aspect of the issue. joined by a crosscut stakeholders. That is why public meetings have been organised OKD must meet all legislative 2006 – 2007 – Gradual with local residents who could be requirements and conclude dismantling of surface operations potentially affected by any future agreements with all property owners in at Doubrava Mine, head frames demolished and pits Bettina II. and mining, with municipalities and with the affected areas before it can apply Doubrava filled in businesses based in the Karviná - to the relevant authority for a mining Nové Pole industrial zone. licence. 1 April 2008 – Karviná Mine established with the merging of ČSA With the decline of mining and heavy Marek Síbrt and Lazy Mines industry in the region in the 1990s, [email protected]

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Australia's coal industry

Australia is often referred to as the ‘lucky country’ due to its enviable climate and relaxed lifestyle. But the country can also count itself lucky to be sitting on top of vast quantities of highly sought after raw materials whilst being located close to some of the world’s fastest growing economies in Asia. The country extracts many minerals including copper, uranium, gold and rare earths but it is the steel making raw materials of iron ore and coal which account for its largest volume and value of commodity trade.

Australia’s recoverable resources of the worlds largest mining companies black coal amount to approximately including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and 39Gt, some 6 per cent of the world’s Anglo American. total and at a production rate of 500Mt per year are adequate to support about Australia is currently the world’s fourth 90 years of production. The states of largest coal producer (behind China, Queensland (56 per cent) and New the USA and India) and the largest South Wales (40 per cent) contain the exporter of hard coal, supplying about vast majority of the resources with the 130Mt of thermal coal and 140Mt of Sydney (35 percent) and Bowen (34 per coking coal to international markets cent) basins containing most of the which represents some 27 per cent recoverable black coal. Australia also of world coal trade and well over has about 25 per cent of the world’s half of the world coking coal trade. recoverable brown coal resources with The country has been supplying about 37Gt. The potential for further resource scarce Japan and Korea discoveries of coal resources in the since the 1950’s fueling the rapid country is significant and is probably industrialisation of these countries. over one trillion tonnes given that For most of the second half of the there are significant areas of these twentieth century the trade of coal basins that are under explored. At between Australia and these Asian the end of 2009, there were over 100 countries represented the vast operating coal mines and more than 35 majority of international coal trade. proposed new mines at various stages This dominant position meant that of development operated by most of yearly price agreements between

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Integrity is central to our approach to business

As an international publicly-listed company, New World Resources is required to comply with a variety of rules and regulations across several jurisdictions, and this extends to complying with international best practice in combatting bribery, corruption and fraud. With NWR Plc incorporated in England and listed on the London Stock Exchange, the Company is bound by the UK Bribery Act 2010.

It is also bound by laws in its countries of operation, such as the new Act on 350 employees Criminal Liability of Corporations, which came into effect in the Czech of the company have Republic this year. received anti-corruption NWR has zero tolerance of bribery, training corruption and fraud, and it pro- actively works to prevent and combat such behaviour. The Board of NWR in November 2011 adopted a new Business Integrity Policy that has been implemented across the whole NWR Group.

Even the withholding of information is considered a fraudulent act The Policy’s starting point is the prohibition of all forms of bribery and fraud, the later defined as intentional deception or concealment made for personal or business advantage or to damage NWR or another entity or individual. All Group employees must comply with these two ground rules, which safeguard our professional and ethical behaviour and are essential for the sustainable growth of our business. To date, more than 350 people have received special training to ensure that corporate gifts and regarding the Policy. hospitality do not influence, or are seen as influencing, NWR’s business In addition to the rules against decisions taken by staff or behaviour bribery and fraud, the Policy towards third parties. The Policy contains provisions regulating gifts outlines two basic tools in this and hospitality both offered to and respect, the Test, and a Gift Register. accepted by our employees. Gifts and To pass the Test, any gift or hospitality hospitality could be a camouflaged involve no cash, must be reasonable form of bribery, so it is important in value and consistent with market

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maintained by the designated person simple checklist, which reminds our (in the case of OKD, the Company employees of the relevant points. Secretary). If the gift fails to pass the Test, it must be declined. In very Together with the Policy, we have exceptional circumstances, where also prepared a Q&A document and refusal of the gift would cause an scenarios that describe practical offence to the donor or would be situations and how they need to be offensive given the circumstances, handled to comply with the Policy. the gift may be accepted but needs All documents are available on the to be disposed of afterwards, for intranet or can be requested from the example donating it to charity. The Company Secretary. decision on the disposal is done by CEO of OKD, who needs to be involved Lucie Vávrová as soon as possible when considering Company Secretary of NWR a gift that does not meet the criteria [email protected] of the Test.

Do not underestimate the risks of Lucie Vávrová associated persons graduated Last but not least, the UK Bribery from the Act 2010 includes the concept of Law Faculty Associated Persons, someone who of Masaryk performs services for or on behalf University in of a company or business and who Brno and is a can directly or indirectly represent or fully qualified act on behalf of that business such attorney, as a lawyer. NWR can be held liable registered with the Czech Bar for crimes committed by Associated Association. She joined NWR as Persons ‘on its behalf’ and therefore Company Secretary in September special caution and procedures have 2011 after having worked for practice, must be appropriate to the been put in place when contracting almost a decade for major occasion and for the seniority of those them. First of all, any employee must international law firms (Allen & involved, and must be made without assess whether in fact he or she is Overy and Norton Rose). Before the aim of retaining or obtaining an dealing with an Associated Person. If joining NWR, Lucie specialised advantage in the conduct of business, so, he or she is required to conduct in finance law, covering a broad including influencing or capable of due diligence and if a risk of bribery is range of capital market and loan influencing a contractual or material identified then appropriate mitigation transactions. Lucie is fluent in transaction. If the gift passes the Test, measures, such as a tougher contract, English, German, French and also then as a formality, it needs to be must be implemented. To assist with speaks Russian and Dutch. entered into the Gift Register, which is this procedure, NWR has prepared

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The OKD Foundation has distributed in excess of CZK 48 million Helping people with disabilities into employment remains a priority. The managing board of the OKD Foundation will this year support 281 projects of non-profit organisations and municipalities. This year’s primary focus is to support seniors, children and people with disabilities.

The Foundation has dedicated most Foundation supported 87 projects. of its attention to supporting the Among them were the original cultural integration of people with disabilities festival Karvinské léto nad hlubinou into work by allocating more than CZK [Karviná Summer Above The Deep], 6 million to employers on the sheltered the Festival of Snow in Morávka, labour market. ‘We focused on this the carriage driving competition in area for the first time last year, when Komorní Lhotka in the Beskydy area, numerous sheltered workshops faced and theatre projects for the homeless. serious problems due to decreased governmental subsidies and legislative The programme For the Future is changes. They managed to survive devoted to supporting the environment thanks to our support, and created in the region and caring for cultural dozens of new jobs for people with monuments, with contributions disabilities. Moreover, they make towards several church repairs, interesting and competitive products. the restoration of a tourist base at We intend to continue this year too, Prašivá, and the planting of trees. This since it is engagement in the labour programme also supported monitoring market that enables people with of large beasts of prey (e.g. lynx) in the disabilities to integrate better. I’m Beskydy Mountains and the creation of delighted to see good projects springing a Bee Trail in the Ostrava Zoo. up in mining areas, such as the Bistro Esíčko in Karviná,’ said Jiří Suchánek, The For Europe programme provided Director of the OKD Foundation. support to 14 organisations preparing applications for EU grants, in areas The Foundation’s For Health programme is dedicated primarily to supporting medical and social services. The OKD Foundation was It has supported the mobile hospice Ondrášek in Ostrava, a children’s established in January 2008 home in Budišov nad Budišovkou, the by OKD, which donates one charity Adra, social services provided percent of its net profit to by the Silesian Christian development the Foundation every year. organisation Diakonia and sheltered housing for people with disabilities, Since then, the Foundation among others. The civic association has distributed more than Heřmánek, of Karviná, which supports CZK 230 million among young people as they leave children’s homes and enter independent life, approximately 1,300 projects received CZK 1 million crowns from the beneficial to the public. Other Foundation. donors include NWR, RPG RE, Green Gas, AWT and OKK Under the For Joy programme, concerned with leisure-time and Koksovny. educational activities, the OKD

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such as education, environmental the nearby rehabilitation facility in protection and social services. Hrabyně, who are otherwise unable to Srdcovka attend any cultural event. The Pilsen Srdcovka is a new initiative of Each of the barrierless events is bound festival will include a performance the OKD Foundation to support to be unique in its approach. The by a band called The Tap Tap whose employees of OKD and other organisers of Colours of Ostrava have members include students with donor companies who undertake to tackle the demanding environment disabilities, and stilt walkers and voluntary work in their free time for of the industrial premises at Lower giant marionettes under the auspices their communities. The initiative is Vítkovice, where the festival is to of the street theatre association named after that part of a mine’s be held this year. There will also be ART Prometheus. There will also be a hoisting cage that secures the rope barrierless taxis providing transport barrierless ‘bezBAR’ with wheelchair- – the ‘Srdcovka’ – a word derived from the railway station to hotels. users as waiters, and a Foundation from the Czech for ‘heart’. Voluntary United Islands in Prague will be tent which will be selling products work such as fire-fighter duties, pet provided with a platform to enable from sheltered workshops from across shelters, sport events, or assisting people in wheelchairs to get from the country. with after-school hobby classes. Charles Bridge to Kampa island. The Grants of up to CZK 50,000 are organisers of Štěrkovna Open Music Vladislav Sobol available to eligible projects. plan to bring handicapped people from [email protected] Housing estate alive Another new programme of the OKD Foundation, called ‘Sídliště žije’ (The Living Housing Estate initiative), is dedicated to encouraging inhabitants of housing estates to help reinvigorate public areas. This has had a resounding success across the Czech Republic. As many as 53 organisations from across the country, from Karviná and Ostrava through Prague to Chomutov and Ústí nad Labem, signed up for the programme with ideas on improving the quality of life in their local housing estates. Thanks to support from the Foundation, the TyfloCentrum in Karviná last year extended The six best projects, which will be the operations of its centre employing blind masseurs. This year the organisation changed presented in Open Mine in coming its name to UnikaCentrum and once again won a contribution from the Foundation. issues.

Barrierless adventures Thanks to the OKD Foundation, it will be easier than ever for people with disabilities to visit music festivals. The Foundation has joined forces with the organisers of four prestigious festivals to provide services for those in wheelchairs and other disadvantaged visitors to make sure they can enjoy the music and other entertainment without hindrance. The Foundation will also support sheltered workshops at the events. The festivals are Colours of Ostrava, United Islands in Prague, As it did last year, the OKD Foundation will support the Ostrava-based Association for Živá ulice (Lively Street) in Pilsen Early Care, which assists disabled children and their families across the Moravian- and Štěrkovna in Hlučín. Silesian Region.

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