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Nice guessing, but nope. Old earth movements of that scale are anything but invisible on satellite pictures. Here's a map that shows the area before mining beg

by brazzy 7y ago

Nice guessing, but nope. Old earth movements of that scale are anything but invisible on satellite pictures. Here's a map that shows the area before mining began in 1978: https://www.bund-nrw.de/fileadmin/nrw/bilder/Braunkohle/1975_Tagebau_Hambach_Struktur_vor_Inanspruchnahme.jpg https://www.bund-nrw.de/fileadmin/nrw/bilder/Braunkohle/1975... So the rehabilitation area is in fact only the very prominent forest directly to the northwest of the active mining, a third to half its size rather than twice or thrice.

roenxi 7y ago
I'm a mining engineer with previous experience as a rehabilitation planner in a coal mine. Technically I suppose I am guessing when I say that is a hill and it is not natural. However it is an extremely educated guess. I assure you, it is a hill and it is not natural. It is clearly mine rehabilitation. I've been responsible for a very similar looking hill, in fact. Not quite as nice looking from a satellite photo I must admit, they've got a better shade of green.