Tubular Tubes from Osek by Sonicity

In 1997, Chabařovice open-pit mine – originally a deep mine – was terminated; it was located between Trmice and Chabařovice near Ústí nad Labem and approved by the government in 1974. The mining began in 1976 and the villages of Lochočice, Tuchomyšl, Otovice, Hrbovice, Vyklice and Český Újezd ​​disappeared from the map. During the years more than 61 million tons of brown coal were extracted from the quarry. The remaining coal reserves, despite their quality, were written off by a decision of the Czech government in 1991. The hydraulic method of reclamation, filling the gap with water, was supported and approved by the surrounding municipalities, to prevent any attempt in the future to restart mining. The process of forming a new lake was accomplished in 2005, and groundwater could freely flood the valley through the overflow well. The water in the created Milada lake is a mixture of water from brooks, ground and rain. The surrounding and underground of Milada is pierced with the network of underground pipes. You can listen to them through a system of horizontal ventilation pipes. The giant power plant Trmice and the stream of river Bílina are nearby.

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