Specifications - Rhineland Lignite Mining, Germany

Key Data
Producer of	Lignite
Location	Between Aachen and Cologne, Germany
Ownership	RWE Power AG (100%)
Geology type	Miocene lignite seams
Mineral type	Lignite
Reserve base	55,000Mt
Annual production	96.2Mt (2006)
Mining method	Large-scale opencast mining using continuous mining, haulage and stacking systems
Lignite processing	Some lignite is processed to form briquettes and for other specialised fuels; most is burnt in run-of-mine condition
Employment (mining)	8,200 (2004)
Key Equipment
Surface mines	Krupp, O&K and MAN-Takraf bucket-wheel excavators and stackers
	Belt haulage systems
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