The Kallmuther Berg quarry was the last site where ore was mined until the closure of the Mechernich mine (1959). Here, ore was mined using so-called chamber blasting down to a depth of 70 meters.

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Michael Gehlen 🚴‍♂️

October 12, 2019

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Great view over the open pit.

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Boni

August 16, 2020

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Nice to reach from Kallmit by bike, great landscape the first part is stony away then everything is asphalted

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Location: Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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