Coal quarrying will not be abandoned, says Director General of the National Pit Coal Corporation Surulescu
Thursday, March 22, 2007
After more than 150 years of intense industrial exploitation of the Jiu Valley coalfields, coal reserves in the areas leased out exceeds 300 million tonnes, which might secure the future of the quarrying industry for at least 80 more years, Director General of the Petrosani National Pit Coal Corporation (CNH) Daniel Surulescu told daily Economistul in a recent interview.'Abandoning the coal wealth today, when the energy problem is so acutely felt all over the world, would be a big mistake ...