Overview
- The F60 overburden conveyor at the former Jänschwalde open-cast mine was brought down Thursday morning in a controlled explosion, marking the first detonation of an F60 machine.
- Roughly 66 kilograms of cutting charges were installed over about a month after years of preparation to sever the steel structure.
- A wide exclusion zone and a drone flight ban were enforced for the operation, which was broadcast via livestream.
- LEAG expects dismantling and scrapping to run through autumn as the site moves to renaturation with three lakes and large-scale renewable energy projects.
- Published figures on remaining steel to be scrapped conflict, with reports citing 13,000 tonnes versus 31,000 tonnes, while Brandenburg’s leader Dietmar Woidke publicly thanked workers in an emotional farewell.