1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Garzweiler coal mine has swallowed 20 villages

March 10, 2020

The Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine in western Germany produces 35 million tons of brown coal a year. The mine has swallowed up more than 20 villages in the past 60 years. And the ground under the region still holds valuable reserves.

https://p.dw.com/p/3Z9JP