Tagebau Hambach is a surface coal mine in North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany. The mine opened in 1978 and currently covers 44 square kilometers (17 square miles). Here, bucket-wheel excavators – considered to be the largest land machines in the world at 315 feet (96 meters) tall and 730 feet (223 meters) long – continuously scoop materials from the surface in order to extract coal and will eventually expand the facility to cover 85 square kilometers (33 square miles).Click on the image below to watch a Timelapse video on our Instagram, or click here to watch on YouTube Shorts.—50.907783°, 6.523415°
Tagebau Hambach Mine
Tagebau Hambach Mine
Tagebau Hambach Mine
Tagebau Hambach is a surface coal mine in North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany. The mine opened in 1978 and currently covers 44 square kilometers (17 square miles). Here, bucket-wheel excavators – considered to be the largest land machines in the world at 315 feet (96 meters) tall and 730 feet (223 meters) long – continuously scoop materials from the surface in order to extract coal and will eventually expand the facility to cover 85 square kilometers (33 square miles).Click on the image below to watch a Timelapse video on our Instagram, or click here to watch on YouTube Shorts.—50.907783°, 6.523415°