Thuringia / GDR / Economy / 1990 Uranium mining in Drosen near Ronneburg, 600 meters depth. Blasting is prepared in the tunnel to crush the rock. A blasting master prepares the blasting. In December 1989 uranium is still being mined. The company belonged to the VEB Wismut // Environment / Mining / Radiation / The German-Soviet corporation was founded after the formation of the GDR, in order to enable the Soviet Union to continue to have access to uranium in the Erzgebirge. From 1946 to 1990, more than 200,000 tons of uranium ore were mined. When uranium mining was stopped in 1990, huge areas

Thuringia / GDR / Economy / 1990 Uranium mining in Drosen near Ronneburg, 600 meters depth. Blasting is prepared in the tunnel to crush the rock. A blasting master prepares the blasting. In December 1989 uranium is still being mined. The company belonged to the VEB Wismut // Environment / Mining / Radiation / The German-Soviet corporation was founded after the formation of the GDR, in order to enable the Soviet Union to continue to have access to uranium in the Erzgebirge. From 1946 to 1990, more than 200,000 tons of uranium ore were mined. When uranium mining was stopped in 1990, huge areas Stock Photo

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Thuringia, uranium mining 1990. Thuringia / GDR / Economy / 1990 Uranium mining in Drosen near Ronneburg, 600 meters depth. Blasting is prepared in the tunnel to crush the rock. A blasting master prepares the blasting. In December 1989 uranium is still being mined. The company belonged to the VEB Wismut // Environment / Mining / Radiation / The German-Soviet corporation was founded after the formation of the GDR, in order to enable the Soviet Union to continue to have access to uranium in the Erzgebirge. From 1946 to 1990, more than 200, 000 tons of uranium ore were mined. When uranium mining was stopped in 1990, huge areas of overburden rubble and sludge had to be cleaned up, which will cost about 8 billion euros. Old shafts had to be backfilled, dumps were secured and planted, radioactive equipment had to be brought underground. The area around Aue in Saxony and eastern Thuringia around Ronneburg is affected. // Uranium mining / Federal states [automated translation]. Date created: 01/01/1990-31/12/1990

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