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Treasures & Tragedies: Glück auf, the Steiger is coming back?

Panel discussion on the future of mining
[Translate to Englisch:] Andreas Hiekel

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smac - Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz
Stefan-Heym-Platz 1, 09111 Chemnitz
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entrance free, registration requested by 21 May at info@smac.sachsen.de

Is mining in the Ore Mountains just history? Not quite, as various companies are planning to mine ore again in the mining region. Last November, a new mining operation was authorised in Schwarzenberg. Thanks to the increasing demand for raw materials worldwide, it is worth exploiting the Ore Mountains again. But what impact will this new mining operation have on the Ore Mountains and its inhabitants?

We want to discuss this as part of the mining exhibition Silberglanz & Kumpeltod.

PODIUMS GUESTS

  • Prof Dr Bernhard Cramer, Saxon Mining Authority
  • Antje Storch, citizens' initiative Pöhlwassertal e.V.
  • Elisa Thomaset, Resource Justice and Raw Materials Policy at INKOTA-Netzwerkes e.V.
  • Marko Uhlig, Zinnwald Lithium GmbH

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smac - Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz

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Treasures & Tragedies

The exhibition at the smac - State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz brings to light what has been going on underground for thousands of years. It reveals the dark secrets of the miners from the Bronze Age to the 21st century. The exhibition is part of the main programme for the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.