Online catalogue of coal waste heaps

Fire Risk Assessment and Monitoring of Post-Mining Spoil Heaps in Europe

Spoil heap Hopstener Street

Potentially thermally active
Coal heap (contains coal remains)
87.40 ha
169.4 m height
unknown - 2019 Period
Layers

Heap status
Inactive
Reclamation
Reclamation project

Thermal activity status
Potentially thermally active

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Geometric data accuracy: High – GPS/GNSS field survey (RTK/PPK), drone survey, LiDAR scanning, cadastral survey, total station