The oldest mining company in the country
Świętokrzyskie Industrial Group INDUSTRIA (formerly Świętokrzyskie Mines of Mineral Resources) is one of the few companies with such a long history and tradition within the field of the extraction and processing of rock materials in the Świętokrzyskie region.
The year 1874 can be assumed as the date of establishment of “Kieleckie Kopalnie Surowców Mineralnych” (the Kielce Mines of Mineral Resources). The company took over the traditions and experiences established in 1874 by “Przedsiębiorstwo Kopalń Marmurów Kieleckich” (the Kielce Marble Mines Company), located in Kielce at ul. Ściegiennego 5.
Stanisław Staszic is believed to have laid the foundations for a modern mining industry. After the establishment of the Congress Kingdom of Poland in 1816, thanks to his efforts, the Main Directorate of Mining and the associated Academy of Mining were established. Significant expenditures were made in the mines of various types of ores, including stone, in the vicinity of Kielce and Chęciny. A number of mines and industrial plants were renovated with old-fashioned devices rebuilt and modernized.
New ones were planned in the area of the Kamienna River, Białogon (now a district of Kielce), Miedzianka near Chęciny, and Samsonów near Miedziana Góra. The products of “Przedsiębiorstwo Kopalń Marmurów Kieleckich” (the Kielce Marble Mines Company), like other mining companies in this region, have become recognized throughout Europe. They were also exported to America. The crisis of the 1930s and World War II resulted in the reduction in production, however did not cause the plant to be closed.
COMPANY HISTORICAL TIMELINE
A. Welke
Presentation of his immense passion and love for stone at: the Moscow Polytechnic Exhibition, the Great Universal Exhibition in Vienna and the Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition in Warsaw
Engineer August Repphan, lawyer Józef Kokeli and A.Welke form “Przedsiębiorstwo Kopalń Marmurów Kieleckich” (the Kielce Marble Mines Company)
First extraction from the mines in Chęciny
PKMK starts operating
Processing launch
A.Welke founds the Kielce Stonemasons’ Congregation
Company’s nationalization
Company is given the name “Kieleckie Zakłady Kamienia Budowlanego” (the Kielce Construction Stone Plant).
Launch of marble processing line in Białogon.
Introduction of a new assortment – crushed limestone aggregate.
Company is given the name: “Kieleckie Przedsiębiorstwo Produkcji Kruszywa (the Kielce Aggregate Production Plant)
Company adopts the name “Kieleckie Kopalnie Surowców Mineralnych” (the Kielce Mine of Mineral Resources) and the production of calcium and magnesium fertilizers is introduced.
Extraction of new deposits is launched in the “Winna” mine.
“Kieleckie Kopalnie Surowców Mineralnych” (the Kielce Mines of Mineral Resources) becomes commercialized and is given the status of one-person company of State Treasury.
On April 14, the Minister of the Treasury transferred the ownership of the ordinary registered shares of Kieleckie Kopalnie Surowców Mineralnych S.A. with its seat in Kielce to the company Surowce Skalne Wschód Sp. z o.o. with its seat in Warsaw by providing it with a multiple-share certificate.
Świętokrzyskie Mines of Mineral Resources is set up with its seat in Kielce as a result of the buy-out of KKSM S.A in the liquidation bankruptcy.
New era begins
Inauguration of Hydrogen Cluster, origins of green transformation.
Świętokrzyskie Mines of Mineral Resources was transformed into Świętokrzyska Grupa Przemysłowa INDUSTRIA S.A. (Świętokrzyskie Industrial Group INDUSTRIA S.A.)
