Verbundwerk Hattorf Wintershall Mine in Hesse, was the largest underground mine in Germany, producing approximately 14.54 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) and primarily produced magnesium (2,970.75 thousand tonnes) in 2021. The Verbundwerk Hattorf Wintershall Mine is owned by K+S AG, and is due to operate until 2056. The second largest underground mine with an estimated 11.32 mmtpa of ROM, was the Zielitz Mine located in Saxony-Anhalt. The Zielitz Mine is owned by K+S AG, and is due to operate until 2054.
Unterbreizbach Mine located in Thuringia was the third-largest mine, the Neuhof Ellers Mine located in Hesse was the fourth-largest mine, and the Bernburg Salt Mine located in Saxony-Anhalt was the fifth-largest mine, with an estimated ROM production of 4.32 mmtpa, 3.65 mmtpa and 1.86 mmtpa, respectively, in 2021. The Unterbreizbach Mine is owned by K+S AG which is due to operate until 2039, the Neuhof Ellers Mine is owned by K+S AG which is due to operate until 2035 and the Bernburg Salt Mine is owned by K+S AG which is due to operate until 2032.
The five largest underground mines, i.e., Verbundwerk Hattorf Wintershall Mine, Zielitz Mine, Unterbreizbach Mine, Neuhof Ellers Mine, and Bernburg Salt Mine, cumulatively produced approximately 35.67 mmtpa of ROM in 2021.
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