Bernd S

Review of Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. Ka...

Huge opencast mines, dominated by a conical, white...

Huge opencast mines, dominated by a conical, white mountain, characterize the area near Hirschau and Schnaittenbach. They are witnesses of an almost 180 years of kaolin mining. This raw material, which is important for porcelain production, was created by the chemical transformation of feldspar-rich sandstones.