Saxony-Leipzig lignite mining area
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The Saxony-Leipzig lignite mining area is a major open-cast brown coal mining region in central Germany, historically significant for its large-scale extraction and associated industrial landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leipzig–Altenburg lignite mining area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial region
ⓘ
lignite mining area ⓘ open-cast mining region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Free State of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
briquette production
ⓘ
chemical industry ⓘ power plants ⓘ |
| climateImpact | CO2 emissions from lignite combustion ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
employment in mining sector
ⓘ
regional energy supply ⓘ |
| energyPolicyContext | German coal phase-out ⓘ |
| energyResourceType | fossil fuel ⓘ |
| energySystemRole | base-load power supply (historically) ⓘ |
| energyTransitionIssue | conversion of coal-based power plants ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
air pollution from coal combustion
ⓘ
groundwater level changes ⓘ landscape transformation ⓘ |
| geologicalResource | Tertiary lignite deposits ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
development of an extensive industrial landscape
ⓘ
large-scale brown coal extraction ⓘ |
| industrialUse |
electricity generation
ⓘ
heat production ⓘ |
| laborIssue | structural change in mining communities ⓘ |
| landUse |
industrial facilities
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| landUseAfterMining |
lakes
ⓘ
nature conservation areas ⓘ recreational areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ central Germany ⓘ |
| mines |
brown coal
ⓘ
lignite ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-cast mining ⓘ |
| near | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central German lignite mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proximityToCity | Leipzig metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reclamationActivity |
creation of post-mining lakes
ⓘ
recultivation of former pits ⓘ |
| regionType | coalfield ⓘ |
| resourceType | low-rank coal ⓘ |
| significance | major lignite extraction region in Germany ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
conveyor belt systems
ⓘ
rail connections for coal transport ⓘ |
| typeOfCoal | sub-bituminous to lignite grade ⓘ |
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