12/16/2020 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/17/2020 00:58 New hazards in mines New hazards in mines 16-12-2020 The 27th International Scientific and Technical Conference - Natural Mining Hazards has started. In addition to the well known hazards, a completely new - epidemiological hazard has appeared. And it is Covid-19 that is the topic of the first day of the meeting organized in a virtual format. photo: Dawid Lach During the two-day conference, 39 papers will be presented, prepared by 83 authors from, among others, United Kingdom and Spain. The 27th edition is hosted by JastrzÄbska SpóÅka WÄglowa. The event has been organized jointly with the Central Mining Institute, JSW Szkolenie i Górnictwo, Association of Engineers and Mining Technicians, and the Katowice Branch of the PAN Mining Commission.