Wismut Landscapes designed and preserved Datasheet Landscapes designed and preserved Datasheet Overview of Wismut remediation objects

Wismut Remediation site total König­ stein/ Ronne- Aue/ Gitter­ Object burg Pöhla see Remediation of fields Number 34 24 2 8 Open underground workings km 24.5 – 15.2 9.3 Closed underground km 1,468 1,043 286 139 workings Stabilisation of shafts and Number 179 73 82 24 surface openings Dismantling and demolition Number 327 237 47 43 of technological complexes Remediation of industrial Number 274 172 62 40 sites Surface area to be ha 1,354 1,211 88 55 remediated Surface area remediated ha 1,154 1,043 79 32 by end of 2014 Remediation of tailings Number 5 4 1 – management facilities Surface area to be ha 609 605 4 – remediated Surface area remediated ha 328 324 4 - Remediation of open pit Number 1 1 – – mine Surface area to be ha 221 221 – – remediated Surface area remediated ha 215 215 – – Remediation of mine dumps Number 58 29 26 3 Surface area to be ha 358 41 278 39 remediated Surface area remediated ha 327 41 261 25 Number of objects when Number 1,450 714 574 162 remediation began Water treatment plants Number 6 3 2 1

Licensing 1990 through 2014

Saxony 4,198 Thuringia 4,707 Cross-border 67 Total 8,972 Overview of Wismut remediation objects State of remediation by December 2014 in per cent

Wismut Remediation site Underground total König­ stein/ Abandonment 99 Ronne- Aue/ Gitter­ of mine workings Object burg Pöhla see Backfilling of 99 Remediation of mining fields Number 34 24 2 8 mine voids Open underground workings km 24.5 – 15.2 9.3 Mine Closed underground 98 km 1,468 1,043 286 139 flooding workings Mine workings Stabilisation of shafts and 94 Number 179 73 82 24 stabilisation surface openings Dismantling and demolition 0 20 40 60 80 100 Number 327 237 47 43 of technological complexes Above ground Remediation of industrial Number 274 172 62 40 sites Demolition of 91 Surface area to be facilities ha 1,354 1,211 88 55 remediated Contouring/ Surface area remediated 95 ha 1,154 1,043 79 32 regrading by end of 2014 Remediation of tailings Covering Number 5 4 1 – 76 management facilities of areas Surface area to be Reclaimed ha 609 605 4 – 76 remediated areas Surface area remediated ha 328 324 4 - 0 20 40 60 80 100 Remediation of open pit Number 1 1 – – Source: Wismut GmbH mine Surface area to be ha 221 221 – – remediated Financing by the federal government (1990–2014) Surface area remediated ha 215 215 – – in millions of euros Remediation of mine dumps Number 58 29 26 3 1,790 1,800 Surface area to be ha 358 41 278 39 1,600 remediated 1,410 1,400 Surface area remediated ha 327 41 261 25 1,200 1,176 Number of objects when Number 1,450 714 574 162 1,000 916 remediation began 800 Water treatment plants Number 6 3 2 1 668 600 400 200 0 1990– 1995– 2000– 2005– 2010– 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014

Source: Wismut GmbH Award of contracts to third parties by Wismut GmbH

Year Contract value Year Contract value (in million €) (in million €) 1991 not specified 2003 111.4 1992 not specified 2004 95.6 1993 45 2005 95.6 1994 97 2006 110.5 1995 128 2007 94.7 1996 102 2008 94.6 1997 116 2009 75.6 1998 102 2010 75.5 1999 158 2011 72.5 2000 123 2012 70 2001 119 2013 80.8 2002 120,4 2014 71.4 Total 2,159 Contracts with a value of 1,138 million euros were awarded to firms in and of 706 million euros to firms in Thuringia.

Wismut GmbH real estate statistics as of December 2014

Real estate holdings 1992 Thuringia Saxony 2,360 ha 1,040 ha Reuse of sold real estate Housing construction 2.0 ha 15.0 ha Mixed commercial/industrial use 190.5 ha 38.7 ha Agricultural and forestry use 297.6 ha 19.9 ha Public purposes (BUGA, spa park, sports 205.1 ha 52.1 ha grounds, roads etc.) + miscellaneous/private Golf course – 62.2 ha Leasing of real estate Cropland/meadows/pastureland 295.5 ha 63.1 ha Wismut GmbH arts collection

Size Graphics 3,354 Drawings 369 4,192 Paintings 281 works Photographs 109 of art Sculptures 49 Assemblages 30 Subjects Mining landscapes 330 Mining underground scenes 540 Miners’ portraits 227 Other subjects include landscapes, still lifes, animals, interiors, literary scenes, sports Artists 384 artists from GDR arts centres 475 68 amateur artists Artists 23 artists from former Eastern bloc countries Origins of the collection Purchases (oldest works from 1933) and commissioned 1959–1989 works 1998 Portfolio “Metamorphosen” Safeguarding of the artwork in the company archives, Since 1990 furnishing of corporate facilities with art, loans to museums and presentations at exhibitions Exhibitions “Schicht im Schacht” in and 2013 “Sonnensucher” in Gera attracted some 15,000 visitors Major remediation projects of stewardship sites (as of December 2014)

Completed and ongoing remedial activities 2003–2014 Major projects – above ground Municipality Costs remediation Johanngeorgen- Remediation of Dammhalde dry pond1 €7.2m stadt Remediation waste rock site #296 Aue €3.9m Remediation waste rock site shaft #278 Schwarzenberg €3.1m Restoration Lenckteich pond Lengenfeld €2.6m Johanngeorgen- Remediation waste rock site #542 €2.5m stadt Remediation Haldenaufbereitung Johanngeorgen- €2.4m waste rock site2 stadt Remediation Haberlandmühle Breitenbrunn/ €2.3m waste rock site Ergeb. Remediation Zentralschachthalde Johanngeorgen- €2.1m waste rock site stadt Stabilisation TMF* pond 1 Freital €1.6m Remediation waste rock site shaft #241 Tannenbergsthal €1.4m Major projects – underground Municipality Costs remediation Johanngeorgen- Mine workings stabilisation sector A €4.9m stadt Construction and remediation work Schneeberg €3.9m Kirchplatz area1 Mine workings stabilisation Sehmatal €3.0m area1 Mine workings stabilisation Gang Parallel €2.2m Water discharge Markus-Semmler-Stolln2 Schneeberg €2.0m Johanngeorgen- Mine workings stabilisation sector B €1.8m stadt Surface subsidence Dörfler Weg, Annaberg- €1.8m raise drift 15/21 Buchholz Plugging shaft 302 Marienberg €1.5m Mine workings stabilisation Zeller Berg2 Aue €1.4m Mine workings stabilisation Gang 57 Raschau- €1.4m and 57a2, respectively 1 Remediation ongoing 2 Remediation/Stabilisation of further segments planned * TMF = tailings management facility Major remediation projects of stewardship sites (as of December 2014)

Scheduled remedial works starting in 2015 Major projects – above ground remediation Municipality Remediation TMF* pond 4 Freital Area remediation Rajewsky-Straße Remediation TMF* Hakenkrümme Aue Remediation Collmberghalde waste rock site Dresden Remediation Uranus waste rock sites and Annaberg-Buchholz plant areas Remediation Plohnbach creek downstream Lengenfeld of Lenckteich pond Remediation Dänkritz II TMF* Remediation waste rock site #65 Bad Schlema Major projects – underground remediation Municipality Stabilisation field/shafts 44 + 48 Wolkenstein Stabilisation /Königswald Mildenau prospection area Stabilisation shaft area Uranus I to III Annaberg-Buchholz Schneeberg ventilation project Schneeberg Mine workings stabilisation Burkhardtswald area Lauter Mine water discharge Tiefer Jung Andreas Stolln Annaberg-Buchholz Stabilisation Rittersgrün shaft area 206 Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb. Stabilisation prospection area Geyer * TMF = tailings management facility

Financing of stewardship sites in Saxony (in millions of euros)

2003 1 2004 3 2005 6 2006 8 2007–2012 10 each

2013 12 2014 14 2015–2020 16 each 2021 10 2022 6 0 5 10 15 20 Source: Wismut GmbH Survey map of stewardship sites

SACHSEN 10 DRESDEN 12

RONNEBURG 34 9 CHEMNITZ 14 44 21

45 42 24 16 13 29 2 23 22 18 4 1 35 7 11 25 20 33 26 41 43 36 31 5 3 30 37 28 6 8 39 15 17 32 27 40 38 19 1 Annaberg-Buchholz 17 33 2 Aue 18 Kirchberg 34 Schmiedeberg 3 Auerbach 19 Klingenthal 35 Schneeberg 4 Bad Schlema 20 Lauter 36 Schwarzenberg 5 Bärenstein 21 Lengefeld 37 Sehmatal 6 Bergen 22 Lengenfeld 38 Tannenbergsthal 7 23 Lößnitz 39 Theuma 8 Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb. 24 Mildenau 40 Tirpersdorf 9 Callenberg 25 Marienberg 41 Treuen 10 Dresden 26 Neuensalz 42 Wolkenstein 11 27 43 12 Freital 28 Plauen 44 Zwickau 13 Geyer 29 Pobershau 45 Zwönitz 14 Glashütte 30 Pöhla 15 Hammerbrücke 31 Raschau-Markersbach 16 Hartenstein 32 Rittersgrün Source: Wismut GmbH Imprint

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Print Silber Druck oHG, Niestetal Illustrations Wismut GmbH; Reclaimed mine dumps in Bad Schlema (Title) Source Wismut GmbH