Type
Closure
Country
Czechia
Region
Jihovychod; Vysocina;
Location of affected unit(s)
Dolní Rožínka
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
Mining And Quarrying
Mining Of Metal Ores
07.21 - Mining of uranium and thorium ores

154 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

The mining company GEAM is to terminate employment of 154 workers (out of a total staff of 700 workers) at the end of March 2017 due to the closure of a uranium mine in Dolní Rožínka. According to Thomas Rychtařík, director of the state company DIAMO, under which the GEAM plant falls, liquidation work has already commenced. The Rožná mine has been the last functioning uranium mine not only in the Czech Republic but also in Central Europe. Uranium exploration there started 60 years ago. 


Sources

  • 6 January 2017: Ždárský deník
  • 6 January 2017: Čianews

Citation

Eurofound (2017), GEAM, Closure in Czechia, factsheet number 89739, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89739.