Economy of the Town

Short History of Mining

The history of mining in Aninoasa essentially began in the year 1835 when geologists confirmed the existence of good quality coal in Jiu Valley. In 1854 the Austrian Law of Mines established the legal structure of what became the mining companies. One of these entities was the "Societatea Brasoveana" which was granted mining rights in Jiu Valley. In 1890 this Company created the Aninoasa mine in the area of Iscroni.

The initial extraction effort began by opening a gallery was opened in the western slope of the valley, along the main coal seam, at the altitude of 670m. The digging of the gallery shaft continued through the hill and stopped when it reached Valea Piscului. Along the eastern rib of the valley the company dug another gallery at Orizontul "Dalja". In order to transport all the Aninoasa-extracted coal, in 1892 "Societatea Brasoveana" installed a 4,200m long cable transport system that ran from the Aninoasa mine to the "Petrosani-Vest" mine. This steam engine-driven cable transport system was made by the Vienna, Austria-based manufacturing company "Obach." In 1914 a second cable system was added to supplement the first one.

The ownership of the Aninoasa mine changed when the "Societatii Brasovene" went bankrupt. In 1894 administration of the mine passed to the Salgotarjan Company that had its main office in Budapest. Ownership of the mine changed again after December 1, 1918, when the mine became part of "Societatea Petrosani", a company with Romanian capital that took over all mining activities in Jiu Valley during the period between the two World Wars.

Mines

There is currently one operational mine in Aninoasa:

Mining Exploitation Aninoasa (E.M. Aninoasa)

· Established in 1890
· The owner is The Pitcoal National Company from Petrosani
· Address: Uzinei Nr.1 Street
· Phone: 0254/512 616

· In 2001 the company had 1,156 employees related to pitcoal extraction, including 1,044 mine workers:
- 912 underground
- 132 at the surface
- 112 engineering

· Employees by location of personal residence:
- Aninoasa - 542
- Petrosani - 424
- Vulcan -186
- Petrila - 4
· Transportation for the workers is provided by buses rented by Gerom-Rotrans Iscroni Holding Consortium.

The Aninoasa Mine is the city's primary industry and employer. The city's main companies/industrial entities are listed in the section Demographics of the Town.

Name	Number of Employees	Activity
E.M. Aninoasa	1,172	coal extraction
SC Minexfor SA	41	geological drilling
Oxygen Factory	52	production
GEROM Industrial Concern	108	services
Water Cleaning Station	35	production
S.C.T.L.V.J.	50	services (transport of persons)
SC Citadin SA Aninoasa	101	services (housekeeping)
SC Jiet Comimpex SRL	39	services (public alimentation)

Zoning The land is partitioned as follows:

Arable 117 ha Primary agricultural crops are corn, potatoes and on small areas, vegetable.
Pasture 136 ha Because the large areas covered with pastures and hay are not productive enough, animal husbandry is not properly developed.
Hay 1,633 ha
Wood 1,216 ha The lumber/timber industry, while generally small scale, plays an important role in the city's economy. It serves as an income source for the population, both for the value of the wood and for the fruit and other foods harvested from the forest).
Water 22 ha
Roads 55 ha
Railways 2.4 ha
Inner-city area 304.20 ha

The territory occupied by forests: 1216 ha.

Demographics of the Town
The town's primary employer and commercial concern is the Aninoasa Coalmine.

Types of businesses: 125
· Limited liability company 74
· General partnerships 2
· Joint stock companies 39
· Family businesses 10
· Limited partnerships -
Of the 125 licensed companies, only 78 are currently functioning.

 

Source: DEEP