K+S Group, Kassel, said the planned Fulda-Gerstungen high-speed rail project will not lead to any restrictions for potash mining in the Werra region. The planned rail route will not affect future mining areas in the region, according to the conclusion of the ninth DB Netz AG participation forum in Bad Hersfeld in eastern Hesse on July 2, K+S reported in a July 5 statement.
“According to the current plans of DB Netz, there will be no branch line near Hünfeld-Michelsrombach. Consequently, the new railroad route will not affect the planned Marbach mining field, which is of great importance for the future mining of potash mining in the Werra mining district,” said K+S Werra Plant Manager Martin Ebeling.
The Marbach mining field extends from the southwestern edge of the current mining operations in the Eitratal Valley in eastern Hesse in the direction of Fulda.
Ebeling said the Marbach field opens up prospects for the company’s Werra plant until 2060.
The Werra site, with its plants in Hattorf and Wintershall in Hesse, and Unterbreizbach and Merkers in Thuringia, is K+S Minerals and Agriculture’s largest site.