Caption

The Nochten opencast mine is an opencast lignite mine in northern Upper Lusatia, operated by Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG. Up to 18 million tonnes of lignite are mined annually in the Nochten opencast mine. View over the spoil heaps to Boxberg power station

Date

Sep 16, 2020

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

Reference

BRK25B52_055

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No

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Rights managed

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51,3Mb (3,1Mb) / 17,3in x 11,5in / 5184 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

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