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The Turow opencast mine, officially PGE Gornictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A., Oddzial KWB Turow, is a large-scale opencast lignite mine in southwestern Poland. It is located east of the Lusatian Neisse River on the territory of the municipality of Bogatynia. The operator is Polska Grupa Energetyczna

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

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BRK24E83_298

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