uranium mines of Wismut, Ronneburg / Uranminen der Wismut in Ronneburg

Germany / Thuringen / Hilbersdorf /
 open-pit mine, invisible, closed, uranium mine
has been one of the biggest uranium mines in the world and in use by the GDR selling the uranium to the Soviet Union. today the landscape has been restored and turned into a recreational area.
Wikipedia article: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDAG_Wismut
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Coordinates:   50°50'30"N   12°10'1"E
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