The samples of copper and silver granules, salt crystal and a snap ring from the Polish Ambassador, Andrzej Bargiel, were placed in the KGHM Time Capsule. The company has prepared a unique memento for future generations at the site of the discovery of the copper deposits, in the 1950s.

The Time Capsule was filled with miniature cathodes and anodes from the smelters of KGHM, a piece of copper ore, a salt crystal from the Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine and copper concentrate from the Ore Enrichment Plants. There is also a miniature of the truck that travelled around Poland with the multimedia exhibition on KGHM, and tickets for the jubilee concert in Lubin.

In addition to souvenirs from the departments of KGHM, the capsule contained unique gifts such as a snap ring from Andrzej Bargiel's expedition. The ski-alpinist, known for his extreme achievements, became the Polish Ambassador in a plebiscite organised by Polish Copper. The snap ring helped the himalayist climb the maiden summit of Yawash Sar II in Pakistan in 2021. The Pole made it as the first man in history to do so and then skied down to the base of the mountain.

"The time capsule is embedded in the most important place for the Copper Belt. In Sieroszowice, where Polish copper deposits were discovered and where the history of KGHM began. We show future generations what was important to us and what we lived for in 2021," said Marcin Chludziński, President of the Management Board of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.

Items reminiscent of the pandemic, such as covid passport cases given to company employees, also found a place in the capsule.

2021 is the jubilee year of KGHM, which in 60 years has become a world leader in the mining industry. The company celebrated with observance of sanitary strictures. Among others, murals related to the departments of KGHM were created for the employees and inhabitants of the region. For several months a special truck with a multimedia exhibition on the copper industry travelled around Poland.

The visualisation of the objects and the contents of the Time Capsule will be available in the #naMIEDZI mobile application.

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