SYLVESTR BROWN COAL MINE, SOKOLOV

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document eozlt&in$ information affecting the Na
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the V.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form it prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
S71vestr Brown Coal Mine, Sokolov
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DATE DISTR. 19 August 1953
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The, Sylve.str brown coal mine, Sokolov, is located to the west of the main
road between Sokolov and,Cheb at a point two km. south of Sokolov. Since
1952,_ the mine has been under joint management with the neighboring Antonin
pit. The Sylvestr mine has its own workers' council and pit, manager.
25X1 This mine is constantly being extended to the southeast.
2. The Sylvestr mine has 150 employees, including 30 women. Work is done in
P1101 shifts, but a third- shift is used if production norms are not fulfilled.
Thee are no forced laborers or brigade workers, but there are several
shock workers in. the mine.
AU the maachiles are new except one. The cable car line, which is 30 years
old, is in good order. There is a double-track railroad line from the mine
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Among the personnel employed at the mine are the following:
a. 'i g. An.drsykev (fns)
b. - Dr. Ushanov (fziu)I
c. Ehg. Machnik (fns
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b. Output of the mine during the morning and afternoon shifts abounts to 1, 800
tons; on the night' shift it is 600 tons. Coal is despatched by one cable
ear line to Kysperk and by another one to the glass works. It is also, sent.
by train to fast Germany and to domestic consumers. No surplus stock of
coal is retained-at the mine.
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Legend-to sketch of Sylvestr Brown Coal line.
Guardroom (4 x.4 x 3 m.)-
2. Offices (.26x .6 x 3 m.)?
3. Sorting section-45 x 15 x 12-m.)r four old type sifters from which iron
belts lead into the magazine and;,from there to the cable cars which take
coal to the platform (No. 7 on sketch).
4. Briquette works (12 x'12 x 20m.).
5. Cable car from the briquette works to the platform.
6. Double track railroad line to Sokolov Station.
7. Platform (25x30x5x10x5x5m.)..
8. Station points ( 6 x_6 x 4 m.).
9, 'Narrow--gauge railroad line - 60 cm.
10. Transfer station (the coal is transferred to the cable car for Kysperk).
11. Cable car to Kysperk.
12. 'Main railroad station.
13. 'Railroad station (narrow-gauge).
1L.. danteen ( 6 x 5 x 4 mo),
15. fain narrow-gauge railroad crossing. inside the mine.
16. Drilling machine, Skoda (three years old).
17. Large drilling machine, Skoda (one year old).
18. Drilling machine (about 10 years old).
19.. Belt fr6m the'sorting section to the briquette works for transporting
coal dust.
20. Smith es
21. Rail spur for transporting earth.
22. Fence.
23. Belt for transporting ,coal fran the platform-to the cable cars and glass works.
21. Transfer from the belt to the glass works cable car.
25. Cable car-to the glass works.
26. Glass works.-.
27. Lumber storage and carpenter's shop.
28. Garden in front of Administration building.
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