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Nivelstein Sand Quarry

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Nivelstein Sand Quarry

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Nivelstein Sand Quarry

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Location: Herzogenrath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Parkstad Singletrack loop from Herzogenrath August-Schmidt-Platz

43.2km

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390m

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2. Path Along the Wurm – Path Along the Wurm River loop from Kohlscheid

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250m

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3. Rur River Cycle Path – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Eschweiler-St.Jöris

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04:49

250m

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RemcoM

September 12, 2021

The Nivelsteiner Sandwerke und Sandsteinbrueche GmbH (NSW) is a family business founded in 1904. It is an important supplier of raw materials to the glass, foundry and building materials industry. At the edge of the Wormdal near Herzogenrath, just across the border at Kerkrade in South Limburg, we find the quarry „Nivelstein“ and the quarry „Hochfeld. The quarries mainly extract the raw materials quartz sand and quartz gravel.

Historical excavations show that the first opencast mining activities took place at Nivelstein as early as Roman times. The quarry was mainly used for the extraction of sandstone until the Middle Ages.

Historic buildings such as the Aachen Cathedral, the Ponttor and in the Netherlands the Rolduc Abbey were built with these stones. The sand types present are distinguished by a purity of 99.8% SiO2, which consists of uniform, water-clear quartz grains that are largely free of contaminants, so that the content of iron and heavy minerals in the sand is low.

Both the optimum sand grain composition and the low impurities content of the quartz sand products, in accordance with customer requirements, stand for the quality of the company. This has enabled NSW to build a close and loyal relationship with its customers.

The Nivelsteiner Sandgrube is a modern company that has developed over the years through knowledge and smart investments into a leading supplier for the glass, foundry and building materials industry. Due to the many possibilities in production, it is possible to offer a customer a total solution. The company has a constant focus on quality improvement and due to the necessary and made investments in the field of machines and research equipment, it is fully able to guarantee a high quality product.

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Location: Herzogenrath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Nivelstein Sand Quarry

1. Parkstad Singletrack loop from Herzogenrath August-Schmidt-Platz

2. Path Along the Wurm – Path Along the Wurm River loop from Kohlscheid

3. Rur River Cycle Path – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Eschweiler-St.Jöris

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