annual report 2004 - Severočeské doly a.s.

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Developments in investments (CZK billions)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Capital expenditure Investments into excavating technology
Capital Investment Projects at Doly Bílina
The following significant projects were completed in 2004:
— third stage of the construction of the third coal exhaust,
— modernization of the crushing machines in the boiler coal crushing plant at the Ledvice Coal
Preparation Facility,
— acquisition of a new belt conveyor for the coalface side of the third coal exhaust,
— reconstruction of the vehicle scales at the coal dust dump in Ledvice,
— modernization of the drive unit of 1,200 mm belt conveyor No 57,
— rerouting, modernization, and overhaul of the conveyor line from the Radovesice external spoil heap
to the internal spoil heap,
— reconstruction of the radius of the bucket-wheel boom of the KU 300/91 excavator, and
— reconstruction of the driver’s cabin of the KU 800/19 excavator.
Capital Investment Projects at Doly Nástup Tušimice
The following significant projects were completed in 2004:
— modernization of the TR II transformer station,
— reduction in the transport distance of the tandem conveyors at the S1 overburden,
— increase in the capacity of the Černovice pumping station,
— new pumping station for belt conveyor No 105, and
— modernization of belt conveying at the S1 overburden.
The following projects were in progress:
— supply of a new SchRs 1320 excavator (due for completion in January 2006),
— increase in the capacity of the Březno mine water treatment plant (due for completion in February 2005),
and
— fourth stage of the construction of the Quarry Operation central control centre (due for completion
in March 2005).
Company Administration Investment Projects
The following modules have in productive operation since 1 January 2005 as part of the programme
to implement the new SAP information system: financial accounting, tangible and intangible assets,
treasury, controlling, sales, supply and warehouses, document management, and workflow.
Principal Future Investments
At Doly Bílina, the Libkovice pumping station will be relocated, the Hrdlovka pumping station will
be replaced, and the capacity of Nut o2 fuel production will be increased.
At Doly Nástup Tušimice, the technology of the crushing plant (ÚDUT II) and the loading bin
(NZ II) will be modernized together with the TR IV transformer station.