Skalit' Mine

The Skalit' Mine is a now defunct coal mine near Hurbanova, Oceana. The mine was closed in 1958. It was operated by Hurbanovan Mining. Nowdays, it is flooded and not accessible anymore. The Skalit' mine was a small mine with a very low output. It was considered cost-intensive, and was one of the first mines to be closed, after the Strobro mine, which was closed in the 1930s.

The Skalit' Mine Incident of 1939 cost the lives of two miners after a small tunnel branching away from the 2nd main tunnel collapsed and covered five miners. Three miners were rescued after a recue operation lasting two days. The remaining bodies were dug up three months later because the company didn't want to waste money on retrieving bodies. A few years later the two widows were compensated for this treatment.