Garzweiler surface mine

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Garzweiler mine
Location
Panoramic view of Tagebau Garzweiler
Garzweiler mine
Country	Germany
Coordinates	51°03′15″N 6°30′35″E / 51.05417°N 6.50972°E / 51.05417; 6.50972
Production
Products	Lignite
Owner
Company	RWE

The Tagebau Garzweiler is a large surface mine (German: Tagebau) in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite.^[1] The mine currently has a size of 48 km² and got its name from the village of Garzweiler which previously existed at this location. The community was moved to a section of Jüchen with the same name.^[2]

The open-pit mine

The mine is located west of Grevenbroich and exploitation is progressing towards Erkelenz. Mining was originally limited to the 66.0 km² area Garzweiler I located east of motorway A 44. Mining in the 48.0 km² Garzweiler II sector started in 2006 and it will take until around 2045 to fully exploit both sectors. The lignite is used for power generation at nearby power plants such as Neurath.^[3]

Traffic

Motorways A 44 and A 61 crossing the planned mine area are also affected. The A 44 was closed in 2005, dismantled in 2006 and traffic rerouted to the widened A 61 and A 46 motorways. From 2017 onwards the A 61 will be closed and traffic diverted to a newly built A 44.

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References

^ Barry, John (2002). International Encyclopedia of International Politics. Taylor & Francis. p. 216. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
^ Rolf Sevenich: Garzweiler II. Kersting, Aachen 1996, ISBN 3-928047-12-4.
^ Hambachgruppe: Verheizte Heimat – Der Braunkohletagebau und seine Folgen. Aachen 1985, ISBN 3-924007-14-4 (PDF)

External links

Information on Tagebau Garzweiler on the RWE website (German)

RWE

Divisions and
subsidiaries

Current	Amprion Elektriciteits Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland Essent RWE Supply & Trading CZ
Former	American Water¹ Npower RWE Dea Thames Water¹

Joint ventures
and holdings

Current	Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe Forewind Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service (28%) Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant (75%) Innogy (75%) Nabucco Gas Pipeline International (16.67%) Rostock Power Station (24.6%) Urenco Group
Former	Horizon Nuclear Power¹

Places and
facilities

Germany	Biblis Nuclear Power Plant Innogy Nordsee 1 Garzweiler surface mine Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant Hambach surface mine Lingen Nuclear Power Plant Mittelplate Mülheim-Kärlich Nuclear Power Plant Neurath Power Station Niederaussem Power Station Nordsee-Ost offshore wind farm Rostock Power Station RWE Tower
United Kingdom	Aberthaw power stations Atlantic Array Didcot power stations Dogger Bank Wind Farm Great Yarmouth Power Station Greater Gabbard wind farm Gwynt y Môr Knabs Ridge wind farm Little Barford Power Station Littlebrook Power Station North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm Pembroke Power Station Rhyl Flats Staythorpe Power Station Tilbury power stations Triton Knoll (proposed wind farm)
Other	Amercentrale Gazela Pipeline Gjøa oilfield Nabucco pipeline Nakhchivan field