The lignite industry and the reclamation of land - developments in the Rhenish, Central German and Lusatian mining areas since 1989
The GDR was the world biggest lignite producing country, but attendant symptoms were uneconomic management and environmental destruction. The development in two eastern mining areas is characterised by a dramatic decrease of lignite benefication
landscapes with lakes, recreational facilities, forests and agricultural areas are developing. - (HPB)