Oval mining sticker

“Mining in Germany – I’m in favor!”

With this sticker you can show your support for mining in Germany.

Sticker details

• Size: 14.5 x 9.5 cm
• Material: self-adhesive film
• Print: full color
• Weather-resistant: yes
• Limited car-wash resistance

Shipping details

• Free shipping within Germany from €15
• Shipped via Deutsche Post or DHL
• Worldwide shipping

According to an article by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research:

Mining in Germany is worthwhile again

Even though there is a long tradition of ore mining, Germany is now entirely dependent on metal imports. Yet there are still large reserves, especially in the Ore Mountains, that may soon be mined again. Although many minerals and energy resources such as lignite are extracted domestically, the Federal Republic is considered a resource-poor country. When it comes to metals, that assessment is correct. Nearly all ores have to be imported. For a long time, however, ore mining in Germany was an important branch of the economy. The steel industry in the Ruhr region was based on local raw material deposits. In the past, natural resources could hardly be transported over long distances at reasonable cost. They formed the basis for a growing industry that sold its products around the world.

In Saxony, mining has even immortalized itself in the name of a landscape. The Ore Mountains have borne their name since the 16th century due to metal finds in the preceding decades: silver was already mined in this region as early as the 12th century. The extraction of metal ores in Germany has practically come to a standstill at the latest since reunification. In the GDR numerous mines were still in operation, because there were no foreign currencies to procure supplies on world markets. In the early 1990s, however, the mining sites proved uneconomical and were closed. In the meantime, metal prices have risen so sharply that ore mining in Germany could once again be worthwhile. In recent years in particular there has been a veritable price rally.

(Excerpt from the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, http://www.iwkoeln.de)