RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH, Essen\/Germany, is conducting reclamation work on the site of the former Luisenthal mine on behalf of RAG Aktiengesellschaft. In the presence of representatives from politics and the town council, as well as a large crowd of residents, further demolition work officially got under way on 15th November 2018 (Figure 1).<\/p>\n
In collaboration with the town of V\u00f6lklingen, RAG Montan Immobilien and the state, an urban development concept was devised in 2015 for the Luisenthal district, including the former mining site. This concept was named \u201cNew Luisenthal\u201d. In addition to a plethora of urban planning measures for redeveloping the old centre of Luisenthal, it comprises a comprehensive set of measures that will be implemented by RAG Montan Immobilien to restore the site of the former mine\u2019s surface facility and spoil tip and transform it for future use. \u201cWe are sticking to the concept that we developed together,\u201d says Markus Masuth, Chair of the Executive Board at RAG Montan Immobilien. The elevated waste rock hopper and raw coal bunker are to be demolished. RAG Montan Immobilien will restore the land in the mine\u2019s surface facility, clear it of all residual contaminants and prepare it for future use with the aim, he says, of allowing monitoring of the Luisenthal surface facility and spoil tip by mining authorities to cease at the earliest possible juncture.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, we cannot implement the overarching \u201cNew Luisenthal\u201d concept alone. This requires a joint effort by the state, local authority and company,\u201d stresses Masuth. \u201cBut we will do what we can as a company and what is economically viable.\u201d RAG Montan Immobilien\u2019s involvement focusses on the surface facility and spoil tip. Plans are already afoot for reclaiming the spoil tip, which will later be used for new, green purposes.
\nBesides the surface facility and spoil tip, the \u201cNew Luisenthal\u201d concept encompasses a number of other important elements, which include renovating and transforming the station, building new facilities to make the site easily accessible by foot and by bicycle, enlarging the underpass in Altenkesseler Stra\u00dfe as an external access point, and redeveloping the old centre of Luisenthal. \u201cAll these measures are necessary to ensure that substantial progress is made in Luisenthal. Redeveloping the mining site alone is not sufficient to achieve this. The entire district must be stabilised and reactivated,\u201d affirms Rudolf Krumm, authorised representative of RAG Montan Immobilien. \u201cAll successful structural change projects require a joint effort by the state, local authority and company. I hope that this joint effort can continue throughout the project\u2019s implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The concrete elements that are left over from the demolition of RAG Aktiengesellschaft\u2019s old administrative building in Saarbr\u00fccken and are now being stored at the mining site are to be removed from the site as soon as possible. \u201cWe now have the final authorisation that we need,\u201d says Krumm. Preparations are now being made for the concrete\u2019s removal to the Ludweiler spoil tip. The material will then be broken up and incorporated there. The Ludweiler council has already approved this measure. (RAG MI\/Si.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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