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This was the largest geological discovery in Poland, which changed the region and had a huge impact on the country&#8217;s economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jan Wy\u017cykowski&#8217;s discovery led to the founding of KGHM &#8211; a global company and world leader in mining. Every year, on 23 March, flowers and bouquets are laid at the commemorative obelisk in Sieroszowice. The Jan Wy\u017cykowski Association of Friends organises a meeting of people connected with KGHM and the Copper Belt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;After six decades of work by successive generations using the resources of the Copper Belt, we still appreciate the significance of an event that took place 66 years ago. It led to the creation of a company contributing to the development of the region and the country, and a giant on a global scale. We would like to thank the explorers and all those who have co-created and are creating the history and present of our indigenous Polish Copper&#8221;, said Tomasz Zdzikot, Chairman of the Management Board of KGHM Polska Mied\u017a SA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jan Wy\u017cykowski was born on 31 March 1917 in the village of Haczowa in the Rzesz\u00f3w voivodeship. He graduated from the Krak\u00f3w University of Science and Technology. He began his professional life at the bottom of the mine as a miner. He later became a desk officer at the Geological Institute in Warsaw. The search for copper deposits occupied Jan Wy\u017cykowski for many long years. In 1985, the citizens of Lubin honoured the discoverer&#8217;s memory by erecting a monument dedicated to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, the drilling programme developed by Jan Wy\u017cykowski was met with many negative opinions. Opponents of exploration claimed that the work of German geologists had not confirmed the existence of deposits in the area. Drilling was continued by Wy\u017cykowski&#8217;s team and resulted in the discovery of the first Lubin-Sieroszowice deposit and major ore seams containing 1.40% copper at a depth of 655-658m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adrian Andrzejewski<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 23 March 1957, in Lower Silesia near Sieroszowice, Jan Wy\u017cykowski discovered an ore deposit containing 1.40 % copper at a depth of 655-658 metres. 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