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GeoPoint Malapertus Mine

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GeoPoint Malapertus Mine

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    May 29, 2022

    It's always worth checking how quickly the old pit is refilled. You can walk very well on the path above.

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      January 4, 2023

      At this point there is a view into the manganese ore mine.
      The winding tower conveyed manganese ore from 1860 to 1913. In 1872 Buderus bought the iron ore mine. In 1875, 300 tons of manganese ore were extracted from the pit.
      The Malapertus pit mined manganese ore in the manganese ore pit from 1860 to 1913 and limestone in the adjacent limestone quarry from 1912 to 2011. In 1912, Buderus Eisenwerke, as the operator of the limestone quarry, supplied Sophienhütte and its cement works. The company Heidelberg Cement Ag operated the quarry from 2003 to 2011.
      The Malapertus development association takes care of the manganese ore mine. The quarry is used to backfill excavated earth.

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        Location: Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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