Jan Paździora has prepared the original study “Polska Miedź 1945-2010,” which is a valuable addition to publications that already exist. In the book, he presents the development of the Copper Basin in encyclopedic form—a region whose construction in the area of Bolesławiec and Złotoryja began from scratch after the Second World War.
“A work has been created that is a treasury of knowledge about the construction of a great industry, the transformation of the region and the creation of a great copper family,” writes in the introduction dr inż. Stanisław Siewierski.
The author divided the history of Polish copper into three historical periods. The first is the history of the Old Copper Basin, located in the counties of Bolesławiec and Złotoryja, whose construction was begun in November 1938 by the German company Berg und Hütten Aktiengesellschaft.
The second period is the origins of LGOM, the discovery of great Polish copper by engineer Jan Wyżykowski, and the construction of new mining plants: Lubin, Polkowice, Rudna and Sieroszowice, as well as new copper smelters: Głogów and Cedynia. The third period was the time of transformations in 1991 and the creation of a wholly state-owned company under the name KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
“Jan Paździora is an enthusiast and a true mine of knowledge about Polish copper. No one else possesses as many source and illustrative documents, or such firmly grounded knowledge of KGHM’s history. Only he was able to write its complete and unaltered history,” Siewierski emphasizes. “I warmly encourage everyone to read it. The book will be an important addition to my private library,” adds the former KGHM president.
(information: J. Paździora/ii)