Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:10:03 +0200Czech hard coal mines look vulnerable as world prices remain softhttps://english.radio.cz/czech-hard-coal-mines-look-vulnerable-world-prices-remain-soft-8237100© 2026 Radio Prague International One of the biggest items on the in-tray of Czech Minister of Industry and Trade, Jan Mládek, from last year is the fate of the OKD hard coal mines. At least one of the last handful of deep mines in the counry, Paskov, looks certain to shut down soon and the fate of the whole mining group looks very shaky indeed. The minister will meet with company bosses on Thursday in a bid to chart a future that can safeguard some of the mines and the thousands of jobs at stake. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/dul_paskov1_0.jpg?timestamp=1590785431 Czech hard coal mines look vulnerable as world prices remain soft https://english.radio.cz/czech-hard-coal-mines-look-vulnerable-world-prices-remain-soft-8237100 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9