Anglo American Ramps Up Mineral Exploration in Southern Lower Saxony: A Fresh Hunt for Salts and Metals
Mining operation widens mineral exploration across Southern Lower Saxony region - The business is broadening its quest for basic resources in the southern part of Lower Saxony.
Get your shovels ready, folks! Anglo American Exploration Germany, a key player in the mining industry across Germany and Thuringia, is throwing its hat into a new adventure: the search for salts aside from metals in Southern Lower Saxony. The green light for this mission has been given by the Lower Saxony Mining Authority LBEG.
So, what are we really talking about here? We're talking about a whopping 1,961 square kilometers of land, nestled between the western Harz foreland, south of Salzgitter and Hildesheim, and north of Göttingen. This area boasts some stunning towns like Einbeck, Seesen, and Herzberg am Harz.
Fun fact: This chunk of earth is already under Anglo American's radar in search of underground copper, lead, gold, and silver deposits. They've already got a georadar-equipped aircraft taking off from Hildesheim for this very purpose. The permit for the salt-seeking mission, much like the one for the metals hunt, will last until the end of 2028.
The company is on a quest, see. They're aiming to expand Europe's potential for responsible resource extraction, focusing on crucial minerals like copper that play a major role in the energy transition and economic development. And the plan? Extract those resources responsibly right here in Europe.
This quest for resources doesn't stop in Lower Saxony. Anglo American has also got its sights set on Thuringia, with explorations and test drillings already underway. If they strike it rich, they'll need another permit for large-scale mining.
And it's not just Southern Lower Saxony and Thuringia that have piqued their interest. Scientists have been investigating further east in the Upper Harz for some time, testing a new measurement technique. According to their early findings, there could still be rare ores hidden away in the Harz underground.
A quick history lesson: The Harz is Europe's largest and oldest mining region, with evidence of mining dating back over 3,000 years. Over the centuries, valuable minerals like silver, copper, lead, and zinc were mined in abundance here. However, mining in the Harz gradually dwindled in the 19th and 20th centuries, with the last mine closing its doors in 2007.
- Anglo American Exploration Germany
- Southern Lower Saxony
- Copper
- Thuringia
- Investigation
- Hildesheim
- Germany
- LBEG
- Harz Foreland
- Einbeck
- Salzgitter
- Anglo American Exploration Germany, based in Germany, has received permission from the Lower Saxony Mining Authority (LBEG) to resume mineral exploration in Southern Lower Saxony, focusing particularly on salts and metals like copper.
- The exploration area stretches over 1,961 square kilometers, encompassing towns such as Einbeck, Seesen, and Herzberg am Harz, located between the western Harz foreland, south of Salzgitter and Hildesheim, and north of Göttingen.
- Apart from Southern Lower Saxony, Anglo American is also investing in Thuringia, with explorations and test drillings already underway, with the goal of extracting these resources responsibly and contributing to Europe's potential for responsible resource extraction.
- The hunt for resources doesn't end in Southern Lower Saxony and Thuringia, as scientists are also investigating further east in the Upper Harz, where early findings suggest the possibility of rare ores hidden in the Harz underground.
