Diamo to close Frenštát mine in the Czech Beskydy and begin its liquidation

By symbolically hoisting the last skip from Frenštát Mine, state-owned enterprise Diamo will end operations at the mine and begin its liquidation. The hard-coal mine in Trojanovice never produced any coal; it has been on care and maintenance since 1991, and its reserves were written off 20 years ago.

The municipality of Trojanovice is preparing a project to give the site a new purpose. Redevelopment could begin after 2024 and is expected to continue until 2040. The site is then expected to house buildings for businesses and residential use. Plans include a Beskydy visitor centre with a lookout tower, a private school and nursery, and a business incubator. The total cost is estimated at 2.5 billion crowns. The municipality of Trojanovice expects to obtain some of the funding from the European Just Transition Fund.

“The project, called Cérka, is now in the preparation phase. We have completed a feasibility study for the development of the area. We now need to revise it and break it into stages so we can decide what to do first. The first phase will be funded by the Just Transition Fund,” said Mayor Jiří Novotný (Naše Beskydy – SNK).