This database compiles information related to mining related areas in Germany, focusing on past, present, and future activities. The key objective is to assess the potential for carbon-rich
product storage. Data sources include geological and mining authorities from federal states, as well as (public) resources like Web Map Server (WMS) files and official reports.
Due to the project's German context, the database uses original German terms and regulations, with key details translated into English. As the database was created as an .xlsx and contained
themed spreadsheets, the database has been split into two files based on their main spreadsheets which are divided into surface and subsurface storage in format .txt.
Some of the data were omitted, such as owners of mining areas and similar data that could be relevant under data protection law. In addition, .shp files are not offered in the repository for now because of their size.
Data Structure
The database is organized based on several key attributes:
Type of Mining: Whether the mining is open-cast (surface) or underground mining.
Status of activities: past, present and potential future activities as well as post-utilisation.
Raw Material Types: Categorization of extracted resources, their class and group including hydrocarbons, coal, ores, granite, etc.
Data Sources and Formats
The primary data comes from the respective federal state authorities, with most of the data provided in either WMS files or shape files. WMS-files have been digitized and supplemented using ArcGISPro,
using the WGS 1984 coordinate system. Supplementary data comes (see below) from annual mining reports, additional resources and public services where available.
Data Availability by Federal State:
Baden-Württemberg
Data Type: WMS
Information: Freiburg Regional Council, State Office for Geology, Raw Materials, and Mining (LGRB-BW), RISBinBW
Bavaria
Data Type: Shape files
Information: Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy
Berlin
Data Type: WMS
Information: INSPIRE ST AM
Brandenburg
Data Type: WMS
Information: Brandenburg State Office for Mining, Geology, and Raw Materials (LBGR), INSPIRE ST AM
Bremen
Data Type: Shape files
Information: NIBIS® KartServer, Lower Saxony Soil Information System
Hamburg
Data Type: Shape files
Information: NIBIS® KartServer, Soil Information System of Lower Saxony
Hesse
Data Type: Shape files
Information: Hessian State Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment, and Geology
Lower Saxony
Data Type: Shape files
Information: NIBIS® KartServer, Soil Information System of Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Data Type: Not available
Information: No data available
North Rhine-Westphalia
Data Type: Shape files
Information: Arnsberg District Government, Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Rhineland-Palatinate
Data Type: WMS
Information: INSPIRE ST AM, Pumice Quarrying Act data
Saarland
Data Type: Not available
Information: No data available
Saxony
Data Type: WMS
Information: State-Owned Enterprise Geobasis Information and Surveying Saxony (GeoSN), INSPIRE SN, Fossil Fuels Geoportal Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Data Type: WMS
Information: Geoportal Data Service Saxony-Anhalt, State Office for Geology and Mining Saxony-Anhalt (LAGB), INSPIRE Geodata Portal
Schleswig-Holstein
Data Type: Not available
Information: No data available
Thuringia
Data Type: Shape files
Information: Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation (TLUBN)
The database categorizes data into surface and subsurface mining, and further separates information based on the status of mining operations:
Active Raw Material Production (RMP): Current mining operations.
Former RMP: Previously active but now inactive or closed mines.
Potential RMP: Sites identified as having mining potential, but without active operations.
Unknown: Sites with insufficient or missing data.
Raw material types are also categorized, including:
Solid rocks (alterable/non-alterable)
Loose rocks (cohesive/non-cohesive)
Organic raw materials (coal)
Metal ores
Hydrocarbons (oil, gas)
ARCGISPRO Project
All geospatial data was transformed into the WGS 1984 coordinate system for consistency across the ArcGISPro project. To load a GIS-Project for visualization, load
.csv table in your project using same coordinate system and. Users of this database can continue to build on this framework, incorporating additional data from federal
and regional sources as it becomes available. The structure allows for ongoing updates, particularly with the potential for new mining projects and their suitability
for carbon storage.
Contact
For more details or questions about the data, please use contact-adress of the authors or refer to the geological and mining authorities of the respective federal states.
Additional resources for division of Surface/Subsurface areas:
Barbara Rohstoff Betriebe Website: https://barbara-rohstoffbetriebe.de/bergwerke/
https://www.gross-doebbern.de/seite/611036/braunkohle.html
https://www.bvvg.de/objekte/bergwerkseigentum-koschendorf-nord-kiese-und-kiessande/
https://www.leag.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/bergbau/tagebau-jaenschwalde/
https://lbgr.brandenburg.de/sixcms/media.php/9/Braunkohlenstudie_Mai2007.pdf
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grube_Peine
Otto Bilges et al.: Die Lichter sind erloschen – Über den historischen Bergbau im Landkreis Peine. Doris Bode, Haltern 1987, ISBN 3-925094-07-5.
https://www.helmstedterrevier.de/wiedernutzbarmachung/tagebau-schoeningen/
http://www.heimatverein-borgloh.de/historie/historie_bergbau_nach18.php
https://agreement-berlin.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/doku-16_Nochten_Reichwalde.pdf
https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/54X4UKUQU6I3BKTJ3HHLHT6ABJBUF5QW
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC94AXZ_der-steingarten-an-der-talsperre
https://www.rpv-oberlausitz-niederschlesien.de/braunkohlenplanung/sanierungsrahmenplanung/tagebau-berzdorf.html
https://www.buergerbeteiligung.sachsen.de/portal/oba/beteiligung/themen/1027824
https://so-lebt-dresden.de/sporbitz-idyllischer-stadtteil-mit-kiesgrube/
https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Deutschland/Sachsen/S%C3%A4chsische%20Schweiz-Osterzgebirge%2C%20Landkreis/Tharandt
https://www.kieswerk-ottendorf.de/
https://www.saechsische.de/kiesgrube-fuer-jedermann-3979154.html
https://kieswerk-loebnitz.de/produktuebersicht
https://agreement-berlin.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/doku-13_Delitzsch_Breitenfeld.pdf
http://www.geo-archiv.de/objekt/flussspat_grube_%22patriot%22_bei_schoenbrunn_i.v./397.html
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagebau_Espenhain
https://www.wismut.de/de/nl-aue_projekte.php?id=114&back=nl-aue_projekte.php%3Fyear%3D2009%26index%3D0
https://www.bvvg.de/objekte/bergwerkseigentum-kerkwitz-nord-west-tonrohstoffe/
https://enertek-anlagenbau.de/niemegk/
https://brandenburg.nabu.de/umwelt-und-ressourcen/23585.html
https://www.bvvg.de/objekte/bergwerkseigentum-nennhausen-tonrohstoffe/
https://www.bvvg.de/objekte/bergwerkseigentum-badingen-boesenhagen-tonrohstoffe-2/
https://www.rbb24.de/studiocottbus/wirtschaft/2022/08/kies-abbau-muehlberg-streit-erweiterungen.html
https://bergerholding.eu/de/deutschland/sparten/berger-rohstoffe/kieswerke/kontakt-und-standorte
https://www.bvvg.de/objekte/bergwerkseigentum-hosena-koschenberg-quarzsande/
http://www.vetschau.de/cms/upload/Downloads/Dokumente/Oeffentlichkeit/Bebauunglsplan_Windenergie/2016-09-05_FNPwind_VE_01.8_LBGR_liste_bergbauberechtigungen.pdf
https://entsorgung.m-alteno.de/#standort
https://lbgr.brandenburg.de/lbgr/de/planfeststellungstrategie/planfeststellung-energie/planfeststellungsverfahren/kiessantagebau-schiebsdorf-iiii/