Wyniki wyszukiwania - BazTech

1

Polskie Towarzystwo Geologiczne i Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny : sto lat symbiozy

Wołkowicz Stanisław

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2022

|

Vol. 70, nr 4

278--281

EN

As early as at the beginning of the 20th century, outstanding Polish geologists associated with the Academy of Arts and Sciences, operating in the Austrian Partition, developed concepts for the development of geology in independent Poland. As soon as independence became a fact, the Polish Geological Institute was established, and a little later - the Polish Geological Society. The specific goals of these institutions were different, but the overriding goal - the development of Polish geology and the geological community - was common. PGI and PGS interacted very closely with each other. PGI employees for many years played an important role in the Society's structure, including the function of the President. They initiated the establishment of regional branches, and were always scientifically active, presenting a significant percentage of scientific lectures prepared a spart of PGS activities. They were the organizers or co-organizers o fa significant part of the PGS Congresses, and in most cases of the post-war history, PGI was the publisher of the Congress Guides. The symbiosis of these two important institutions served both themselves and Polish geology as a whole.

2

Zaszczytna honorowa Złota Odznaka Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego

Czapowski Grzegorz, Słodkowska Barbara, Miecznik Jerzy B.

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2021

|

Vol. 69, nr 8

473--474

EN

The Golden Medal of the Polish Geological Institute (Fig. 1) was officially established in 1994 with the Decision No. 13 of the Director of PGI. It is dedicated to the active and retired employees of PGI, who were employed there over 20 years, expressing distinctive successes in scientific or organization progress of the Institute and realizing the perfect moral standards. The candidates to Golden Medal should be approved by the independent Chapter of Medal consisting of 5-7 persons, elected for each 4 years. Hither to, only 245 workers (Table 1) – from among almost 1500 employees of the Polish Geological Institute – became honored with the Golden Medal of PGI since 1994, which expressed its unusual importance(for the list of persons see Prz. Geol., vol.67, no. 7, p. 618-619).

3

Wczoraj, dzisiaj i jutro hydrogeologii w Państwowym Instytucie Geologicznym

Woźnicka Małgorzata, Sadurski Andrzej

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

338--344

EN

The Polish hydrogeology had started its development at the end of the 19th century, before Poland was liberated. The needs for country restoration after the world war and for ensuring water supply for communities and industry required construction of many water intakes and water reservoirs. On the other hand, the development of ore deposits, e.g. hard coal seams, needed dewatering of mines and quarries. The Polish pioneer hydrogeologist was R. Rosłoński (1880-1956). He organized the Hydrology Department at the Polish Geological Institute (PGI) in 1919. After World War II, the Hydrogeology and Engineering Department was established at the Geological Institute in Warsaw. Dozent F. Rutkowski was the head of the unit for more than 10 years. Professors C. Kolago, J. Malinowski, A. Różkowski and B. Paczyński introduced in practice a number of hydrogeological studies, including hydrogeological cartography, groundwater resource balances, recognition of groundwater resources of well fields and hydrogeological units of Poland, mining hydrogeology, and the principles of groundwater protection in Poland. Hydrogeological data banks were also first introduced at the PGI. The last 20 years of hydrogeology at the PGI were strongly connected with Poland's accession to the European Union and with the implementation of European directives to the water management system in practice. For this reason, the state hydrogeological survey has been established at the PGI.

4

Rozwój badań osuwisk w Państwowym Instytucie Geologicznym

Wójcik Antoni, Wojciechowski Tomasz, Wódka Marcin, Kaczorowski Jarosłąw, Kamieniarz Sylwester, Sikora Rafał, Kułak Marcin, Karwacki Krzysztof, Warmuz Bartłomiej, Perski Zbigniew

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

356--363

EN

The paper presents the history and latest achievements in landslide research at the Polish Geological Institute (PGI). Since the establishment of PGI in 1919, landslides have been investigated during geological mapping in the Carpathians and considered by engineering geologists. After the 2nd World War, the importance of landslide research becomes more and more important following each landslide catastrophic event. Since 2008, the research on landslide and mass movements has been carried out systematically at the PGI within the SOPO (Landslide Counteracting System) project framework. Since that time, the SOPO project has been developing from landslide mapping and recording into a large spatial database, a sophisticated monitoring system (including on-line data acquisition) and susceptibility analysis, and early warnings with prediction capabilities. SOPO plays an important role to local and national administration. Together with the legal component, it allows defining a strategy for landslide risk reduction in Poland. Recently, landslide research plays so important role at the PGI that a special department, called Geohazard Center, has been established within the PGI organizational structure.

5

Rola PIG w rozpoznaniu zasobów mineralnych Polski : dzisiaj i w przyszłości

Wołkowicz Stanisław, Kozłowska Olompia, Zglinicki Karol, Gabryś-Godlewska Anna

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

319--329

EN

The role of the Polish Geological Institute (PGI) from the beginning of its activity was to research mineral deposits necessary for the economic development of the country. During the interwar period, iron ore in the Holy Cross Mountains, phosphorites in the Annopol area, and hard coal of the present-day Lublin Coal Basin were discovered, and the presence of gravimetric anomalies in areas of later documented salt deposits was found by geophysical methods. The dynamic development of geological research after World War II led to great discoveries of copper ore, native sulfur, iron, brown coal and many other mineral deposits necessary for the development of the country. After the political and economic changes that took place in 1989, PGI's activities focused on maintaining databases on mineral resources, conducting work related to the identification of prognostic and prospective areas for the occurrence of deposits of mineral raw materials and the protection of deposits. These tasks will also be important in the future, but it is necessary to undertake extensive exploration work on mineral resources necessary for the raw material security of the country also outside of Poland, and to provide expert services in this area for business entities wishing to invest in the industry in the mining and raw materials sector in other countries.

6

Rola Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego w popularyzacji geologii w społeczeństwie

Wołkowicz Krystyna, Mizerski Włodzimierz, Krzeczyńska Monika

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

370--377

EN

In the field of geological education conducted by the Polish Geological Institute (PGI), the Geological Museum has traditionally played the main role. Geological collections have been gathered already since the establishment of the PGI in 1919, and over time, the exhibition and educational activities, popularizing geological knowledge in society, have been continued. Currently, an increasing number of PGI employees, also from outside the Museum, are involved in the education conducted by PGI, which allows the Institute to go "outside the Museum Exhibition Hall” directly into society. This is marked, among others, by the participation in an increasing number of mass outdoor events, as well as by the increasing activity in the protection of geological heritage in Poland. In the future, special emphasis must be paid on education about the necessity and inevitability and, finally, the acceptance of exploitation of raw materials, because we, as a society and individual entities, use things created from the processing of mineral resources every day.

7

Rola nauki w państwowej służbie geologicznej

Peryt Tadeusz, Głuszyński Andrzej

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

312--318

EN

For a century - since the initiative of a group of parliament members to constitute the Polish Geological Institute (PGI) was supported by the Polish Parliament on May 30, 1919 - the PGI has success fully fulfilled all basic responsibilities and commitments that are conventionally assigned to national geological surveys. Like in the past, in modern geological surveys the research is of great importance and it is clear that they cannot exist without science, the same applies to the PGI. The scientific knowledge achieved during the implementation of geological survey tasks is important for the society and the country's development.

8

Oddział Świętokrzyski Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego : historia, ludzie i ich dokonania naukowe

Szczepanik Zbigniew, Giełżecka-Mądry Dorota, Wieczorek Dariusz

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

404--413

EN

Kielce is a city situated in the centre of the Holy Cross Mountains, one of the most interesting geological areas in Europe. For this reason, institutions related to mining and geology have been operating here for over 200years. After the establishment of the Polish Geological Institute in 1919 in Warsaw, one of its founders, Jan Czarnocki, took steps to establish a regional branch of the Institute in Kielce, whose aim was to conduct scientific and exploratory research in the Holy Cross Mountains area. These activities were successfully completed in 1937, and since then, with a short break due to the Second World War, a branch of the Polish Geological Institute has been operating in Kielce. Since 1961, its headquarters have been located in a modern building, designed entirely for its needs, which has recently been modernized and expanded. Several dozen people employed in the Holy Cross Branch of the PGI-NRI carry out tasks in the field of applied geology and scientific research, focused on the study of an almost complete succession of Phanerozoic rocks in this region - from the Cambrian the history of the Holy Cross Branch of the PGI-NRI, and to present the most important to the Quaternary. The aim of this article is to provide a brief introduction to data related to the research and accomplishments of the geologists working in Kielce.

9

O Solidarności sprzed lat

Niemczynow-Burchart Grażyna

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

467--468

EN

In the 100 years' history of the Polish Geological Institute, the “‘Solidarność” conspiracy after the imposition of the martial law on 13th December was a unique experience. Despite very severe restrictions, the origin al organization al structures continued to function in clandestine fashion. Membership dues were collected by designated trusted persons, thereby permitting the purchase of underground printed books and periodicals to be distributed among the Union members or handed over to our clandestine library. The funds were also used to help Union members in need, or to support artists who refused to appear in government-controlled media. Many of us joined the yearly pilgrimage to Częstochowa, demonstrating their anti-governmental attitude. In 1986, with other geological communities, a further pilgrimage was made to Rome where a banner with a “Solidarność” emblem was posted on St. Peter's Square. Our members were present on each patriotic demonstration organized by the headquarters of “Solidarnność” on various occasions and brutally surpressed by militia, and attended the funerals of Grzegorz Przemyk and Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, both tortured to death by the security service. Despite all the restrictions, our clandestine Union survived until the fall of the communist regime in 1989, which can be credited to the PGI's crew attitude.

10

Morska kartografia geologiczna w historii badań Oddziału Geologii Morza Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego – Państwowego Instytutu Badawczego

Kramarska Regina

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

387--402

EN

The article is an overview of 50 years of Marine Geology Branch (MBG) activity in the field of geological cartography in Polish maritime areas. As a result of successive recognition of the geological structure of the Cenozoic, sheets of the Geological Map of the Baltic Sea Bottom at a scale of1 : 200,000 had been published by 1994, followed by a geological map without Quaternary deposits. The summary of the stage of over 25 years of intense research was the Geological Atlas of the Southern Baltic. The achievements of the Marine Geology Branch also include geochemical atlases, geo-environmental maps, and coastal zone maps created on the basis of detailed mapping works. The successively expanded geological database enables the creation of many map products for the needs of specific users. Various studies related to marine geological cartography, and extensive national and international cooperation have significantly contributed to the development of the scientific staff of the Marine Geology Branch.

11

Kierunki rozwoju geologii inżynierskiej w Państwowym Instytucie Geologicznym

Frankowski Zbigniew, Majer Edyta, Sokołowska Marta, Ryżyński Grzegorz, Ostrowski Szymon, Majer Krzysztof

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

345--355

EN

In this article, we summarize the most important engineering geological research over the past 100 years in the Polish Geological Institute and analyze its present and future development.

12

Historia regionalnych badań geologicznych Oddziału Dolnośląskiego PIG-PIB we Wrocławiu oraz perspektywy na najbliższe lata

Cymerman Zbigniew

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

378--386

EN

The specificity of the activities of the Lower Silesian Branch of the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute (PGI-NRI) is due to main factors: (1) mosaic-like geological structure of Lower Silesia, (2) the wealth of various mineral resources, (3) centuries-old mining traditions of the region. Initially, the researches included mainly geological cartography, subsequently expanding the scope of work to include regional (structural) geology and deposit geology. The contribution of applied geology, especially hydrogeology and environmental geology, has increased significantly in the previous decades. Three chapters present different periods of the Lower Silesian Branch of the PGI-NRI with its most important milestones for the Polish geology in the last seven decades. This division includes three periods: (1) years of development (1949-1989); (2) years of stagnation (1989-2013), and (3) years of disorganization (2014-2019). The period of intensification of geological researches carried out by the Lower Silesian Branch of the PGI-NRI lasted until the years of the so-called system transformation. During that period, the programs of deep boreholes were finished. In the 1990s, detailed cartographic works in Lower Silesia were completed. Acute shortage of new factographic material caused the necessity to analyze the archival material stored during previous decades at the Lower Silesian Branch. In 2014, it has practically decommissioned the regional branches, including the Lower Silesian Branch. Full centralization has led to the liquidation of both the branches’ independence and their previous focus on the implementation of tasks related to the specificity of a given region. In the forthcoming future, new challenges would depend on a proper organization chart of the PGI-NRI and the position of the regional branches in this scheme.

13

Historia pierwszej w Warszawie pracowni mikropaleontologicznej

Gawor-Biedowa Eugenia

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

449--460

EN

Micropalaeontological Laboratory at the Polish Geological Institute in Warsaw was organized by Władysław Pożaryski in 1947. The studies were going towards the development of regional micropalaeontological stratigraphic schemes of Mesozoic deposits of Poland (excluding the Carpathians) and dating rocks, based on micropalaeontological analyses. Results of examination of a huge number of samples (over 90,000) have been the basis for biostratigraphical reports and monographs, diagnoses of many new taxa, and over 1000 archival collections of Mesozoic, Paleogene and Neogene microfaunas. The golden era of the Laboratory had lasted almost four decades.

14

Działalność kartograficzna geologów z PIG w ramach Służby Geograficznej Komendy Głównej AK udokumentowana arkuszami mapy taktycznej WIG ze zbiorów Biblioteki Narodowej

Szaniawska Lucyna

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2020

|

Vol. 68, nr 5

461--466

EN

At the end of 1987, 12 titles of sheets of a manuscript geological map of Poland, the existence of which had not been known to the researchers before, found their way to the collection of the National Library. Currently, they form a very valuable historical collection. The research of individual sheets in connection with information published by Bogusław Krassowski (1981) and facts from the biography of Professor Edward Rühle, published by his colleagues - geologists, allowed documenting some aspects of the underground activity of Polish geologists. The tactic map sheets 1:100,000, printed in the 1930s (except for the previous sheet Wyżwa) at the Military Geographic Institute (MGI), were use das the basis for the sheets being processed. Geological information has been manually marked on the map since at least mid-1942. The Iłża and Solec sheets document the names of geologists performing field (and possibly in-office) work: Władysław Pożaryski, Edward Rühle, Jan Samsonowicz, Czesław Kuźniar and Mieczysław Kobyłecki. Two sheets contain written dates indicating the period of their creation: “sendon 10/6. 1942” on the Iłża sheet, and the E. Rühle's reference number with the date2. XII [II or III]. 1942on the Opole sheet. Regardless of the direct purpose of these maps, they are testimony to the activities of the Geological Department of the Geographical Service of the Headquarters of Home Army, and document the underground work carried out by geologists of the Polish Geological Institute.

15

Rola Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego w wielkich odkryciach surowcowych

Mizerski Włodzimierz

Przegląd Górniczy

|

2019

|

T. 75, nr 5

14--20

PL

Sto lat działalności Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego jest wyjątkową okazją, aby podkreślić jego rolę w rozpoznaniu złóż surowców skalnych obszaru Polski. W czasie 100 lat odkrywaliśmy złoża zarówno na skalę światową, jak i skromne, ale umiejętnie wykorzystywane przez wiele lat przez nasza gospodarkę w dobie, gdy dostęp do innych źródeł tych surowców mieliśmy znacznie ograniczony. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie historii odkryć złóż surowców mineralnych dokonanych przez Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny w ciągu 100 lat swego istnienia, przede wszystkim tych wielkich, nie zawsze dzisiaj eksploatowanych z przyczyn ekonomicznych i środowiskowych, a także z powodu wyczerpania się ich zasobów. Trzeba jednak pamiętać również o tym, że odkrycie tych wszystkich surowców mineralnych byłoby niemożliwe bez rozpoznania budowy geologicznej kraju. Podkreślali to twórcy i pierwsi dyrektorzy Instytutu, doceniając ogromną rolę nauki w działaniach prospekcji geologicznej.

EN

One hundred years of the activity of the Polish Geological Institute is an exceptional opportunity to emphasize its role in the discovery of mineral resources in Poland. During 100 years the Institute discovered mineral deposits worldwide as well as on a regional scale. This article attempts to present the history of the discoveries of mineral deposits by the Polish Geological Institute during 100 years of its existence. The deposits which are presented here are those of the greatest importance some of which may not be mined today due to economic and environmental causes, and also due to the fact that these resources were fully exploited. But, one must remember that the discovery of all these mineral deposits would have been impossible without the study of the country’s geology. It was emphasized by the founding fathers and first directors of the Institute who appreciated the great role of basic science in the discovery of mineral resources.

16

Badania głębokiej budowy geologicznej Polski w stuletniej historii Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego

Narkiewicz Marek

Przegląd Górniczy

|

2019

|

T. 75, nr 5

26--35

PL

Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny został utworzony w 1919 r. jako polska służba geologiczna. Od tego czasu Instytut odgrywał czołową rolę w badaniach regionalnych głębokiej struktury geologicznej kraju. Ich głównym celem było stworzenie podstaw naukowych do poszukiwań i wydobycia surowców mineralnych, a także dla innych dziedzin geologii stosowanej, takich jak hydrogeologia i geologia środowiskowa. Wpływ na przebieg tej działalności miała skomplikowana historia Polski w ostatnich 100 latach, w której okresy dobrej sytuacji gospodarczej i korzystnych perspektyw dla prac geologicznych przeplatały się z czasami kryzysu gospodarczego i politycznego. Niezależnie od tych okoliczności zewnętrznych geolodzy i geofizycy PIG nieustannie poszerzali wiedzę o geologii Polski w trakcie licznych badań, których wyniki publikowano w tysiącach artykułów, monografii, map i atlasów. Instytut wnosił też wkład do geologii europejskiej uczestnicząc w różnych międzynarodowych projektach badawczych i ich wysoko ocenianym dorobku publikacyjnym.

EN

Polish Geological Institute was established in 1919 as the geological survey of Poland. Since then the Institute has been playing the leading role in regional studies of the country’s subsurface geology and deep structure. The main aim has been to provide a scientific basis for mineral exploration and production, and also for other fields of applied geology such as hydrogeology and environmental aspects. These activities were influenced by a complicated history of Poland during the past 100 years with periods of better prospects for economy and geology alternating with times of economic and political crisis. Regardless of these external circumstances the geologists and geophysicists of the PGI have been constantly expanding knowledge of the geology of Poland by numerous studies resulting in thousands of published articles, monographs, maps and atlases. The Institute also contributed to the geology of Europe by participating in various international research projects whose results appeared in highly rated publications.

17

100 lat państwowej służby geologicznej w Państwowym Instytucie Geologicznym

Peryt Tadeusz, Marek

Przegląd Górniczy

|

2019

|

T. 75, nr 5

1--13

PL

Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny (PIG) został powołany uchwałą Sejmu Ustawodawczego w dniu 30 maja 1919 r. jako państwowa służba geologiczna w obrębie Ministerstwa Przemysłu i Handlu, a oficjalne otwarcie instytutu odbyło się 7 maja 1919 r. W marcu 1938 r. dekretem prezydenta RP powołano państwową służbę geologiczną składającą się z PIG i Państwowej Rady Geologicznej. Z kolei dekret z dnia 8.10.1951 r. przystosował formy organizacyjne służby geologicznej do systemu planowania centralnego i dominacji własności państwowej, a sam instytut (którego nazwa została zmieniona na Instytut Geologiczny) został instytutem naukowo-badawczym. W 1985 r. powołano Ministerstwo Ochrony Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych, a do instytutu powróciło wiele zadań służby geologicznej, z tego też względu właściwym był powrót do historycznej nazwy – PIG, co nastąpiło 19.06.1987 r. Od 1.01.2012 r. PIG pełni funkcję państwowej służby geologicznej, a wcześniej – od 1.01.2002 r. – instytutowi powierzono zadania państwowej służby geologicznej. W dniu 24.02.2009 r. Rada Ministrów nadała PIG status państwowego instytutu badawczego. Stuletnia historia PIG pokazuje, że wszystkie podstawowe zadania tradycyjnie przypisywane państwowym służbom geologicznym były wykonywane z powodzeniem, a PIG jest modelowym przykładem współczesnej państwowej służby geologicznej o bardzo szerokich kompetencjach.

EN

The Polish Geological Institute (PGI) was established by the Polish Parliament on May 30, 1919 as the national geological survey within the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the official opening of the Institute took place on May 7, 1919. In March 1938, the President of Poland accepted a new decree concerning geological survey of Poland which was composed of the PGI and the State Geological Council. The decree of October 8, 1951 adjusted the organization forms of the geological survey to the system of central planning and the domination of state property, and the institute (with the name changed to the Geological Institute) became a scientific institution. In 1985, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Mineral Resources was established, and many tasks of geological survey returned to the institute, hence this turned out to be appropriate to return, on June 19, 1987, to the historical name, PGI. Since January 1, 2012, the Polish Geological Institute has served as the Polish geological survey, and earlier, since January 1, 2002, legally specified tasks of the Polish geological survey has been assigned to the PGI. On February 24, 2009 the Council of Ministers gave the PGI a status of National Research Institute. For the century the PGI has successfully fulfilled all the basic responsibilities and commitments that are conventionally assigned to national geological surveys, and is a model example of modern national geological survey of very wide expertise.

18

Wydawnictwa Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego 1919–2019

Dąbrowska-Jędrusik Ewa, Peryt Tadeusz Marek

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2019

|

Vol. 67, nr 7

610--616

EN

Publication activities have played an important role in the life of the Polish Geological Institute (PGI) since its foundation in 1919. In 1919 the first geological map and in 1920 the first text publication were put out whereas in 1921 the first series appeared that has been issued till today: Transactions of the PGI (Prace Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego). In 1938, the series Bulletin of the PGI (Biuletyn Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego), and in 1957 the Geological Quarterly, the flag journal of the PGI, were initiated. Their first mission was to disseminate results of studies conducted by the PGI scientists, but since 1999 the Geological Quarterly has been a truly international journal. The PGI co-edits two other international journals (Geologica Carpathica, Volumina Jurasica) and since 1992 has been a publisher of the most popular Polish geological journal, Przegląd Geologiczny. This journal was established in 1953, but the first publisher was Wydawnictwa Geologiczne that stem from the PGI in 1953, and finally in 2000 all publication activities returned to the PGI. In addition, a range of various books has been published, including a monumental scientific synthesis entitled Geology of Poland that was initiated in 1963; its first part was published in 1968 and the last one in 2004 (altogether 25 parts in six volumes). After World War II, one of the top priorities of the PGI was to elaborate various synthetic, detailed and special maps as well as atlases, and this activity, which otherwise is the proof of the notable increase of our knowledge on the geology of Poland, belongs to the great achievements of the PGI. Within a century, about 15,000 geological maps were published. Since the last decade, a number of publications dealing with various tasks of the Polish geological survey and the Polish hydrogeological survey has distinctly been increased

19

Współpraca Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego z gospodarką w okresie 20-lecia międzywojennego. W 100-lecie odzyskania niepodległości

Skoczylas Janusz

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2019

|

Vol. 67, nr 4

220--226

EN

During 1919-1939 the most important role in the geological research on the Polish territory was played by the Polish Geological Institute. Despite many difficulties resulting from the lack of adequate financing, the PIG employees have achieved many successes regarding the discovery of new useful mineral deposits, as well as a better understanding of the geological structure of the country. The PIG skillfully combined the practical and scientific aspects of geological research during the interwar period.

20

Wielkie odkrycia surowcowe Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego

Mizerski Włodzimierz

Przegląd Geologiczny

|

2019

|

Vol. 67, nr 7

570--577

EN

One hundred years of the activity of the Polish Geological Institute is an exceptional opportunity to emphasize its role in the discovery of mineral resources in Poland. During the last 100 years the structure of the Institute and its place in the government administration have changed many times. However, these changes have not affected the engagement of the Institute in the study of geology of Poland, especially in the area of discovering new mineral deposits, as this was demanded from the Institute by the authorities of Poland. Today, from the perspective of 100years, it has to be stated that these expectations were lived up and contributed to the development of the country’s economy. During 100years the Institute discovered mineral deposits worldwide as well as on a regional scale. This article attempts to present the history of the discoveries of mineral deposits by the Polish Geological Institute during 100 years of its existence. The deposits which are presented here are those of the greatest importance some of which may not be mined today due to economic and environmental causes, and also due to the fact that these resources were fully exploited. But, one must remember that the discovery of all these mineral deposits would have been impossible without the study of the country’s geology. It was emphasized by the founding fathers and first directors of the Institute who appreciated the great role of basic science in the discovery of mineral resources.