MicroControl’s Summer Event –
A Day Out at the Hambach Open-Pit Mine
The MicroControl team gained insight into the history, mining and recultivation of the area during a guided tour of the Hambach open-pit mine in the lignite mining area in the Rhineland.
Our booked tour took us past numerous groundwater pumps to several viewpoints, through the old village of Manheim, which will have to make way for the excavators soon, and the newly built village of New-Manheim a couple of kilometres away from the pit, and back to the starting point of the tour. The weather, still muggy at the beginning, surprised us with heavy thunderstorms which provided both spectacular views and cooling.
With plenty of new knowledge and duly drenched, the team found shelter in a nice restaurant at the edge of the pit enjoying “pulled coal-burgers” in keeping with the topic. Fortunately, there were plenty of alternatives on the menu for those who were less enthusiastic about coal.
The team is delighted with an all-round successful and enjoyable company outing.
Start of our tour at 39 °C and a sandstorm
Old-Manheim will disappear, the church will remain
Brain food for the team
End of the tour with thunderstorm an a drop of temperatures of 10 °C
Enormous dimensions
Tour guide explains details of the pit
After the tour, in keeping with the topic: Pulled Coal Burger
