Continued mining at the Vršany mine near Most depends on the Czech government, miners say

It is currently unclear when coal mining will end at the Vršany mine in the Most region, according to the mining companies. It will become unprofitable before replacement energy sources can be built. Petr Lenc, director of the mining companies Severní energetická and Vršanská uhelná, told the Czech News Agency (ČTK). The decision is up to the government, he said. Work to remediate the former ČSA mine near Most is continuing and could be completed by 2027. Instead of the planned large lake, a smaller body of water is being created there, and the miner will transfer the difference in reclamation costs to the state. The environmental group Hnutí Duha welcomes the decision to leave part of the area to nature and is calling for the savings to go to municipalities.

With emissions allowance prices high, lignite production in the Most region is declining.