Lignite mining limits may not be extended

The Mostecka coal company will not press for the extension of lignite mining limits introduced by the Czechoslovak government in 1991. The company has been trying for several years to expand its mining activities in North Bohemia which was opposed by local inhabitants. Several villages and towns were demolished in the past due to coal mining in the area, including the town of Most which was destroyed in the 1970s. Environmental organisations have welcomed the company's announcement.