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Near-Surface Electromagnetics for Imaging the Shallow Coal Seams at the Garzweiler Mine, West of Cologne
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Near Surface 2004 - 10th EAGE European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Sep 2004, cp-10-00024
Abstract
B024 NEAR-SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETICS FOR IMAGING THE SHALLOW COAL SEAMS AT THE GARZWEILER MINE WEST OF COLOGNE 1 INTRODUCTION The largest single lignite or brown coal formation in Europe is found in Rhineland which covers an area of some 2 500 km 2 to the west of Cologne. RWE Rheinbraun AG is responsible for mining of lignite in Rhineland with an annual production of around 100 million metric tons which accounts for around 16% of German’s electricity supply. The "Garzweiler I" mine (Fig. 1) produces one-third of the total lignite output. The shallow stratigraphy at the "Garzweiler I" region consists of