Hambach surface mine - Wikipedia
Hambach surface mine (grey), recultivated area adjacent (above to the left), remaining Hambach Forest (below to the right, "Bürgewald") Lignite mines in North Rhine-Westphalia The Tagebau Hambach is a large open-pit coal mine ( German : Tagebau ) in Niederzier and Elsdorf , North-Rhine Westphalia , Germany.