Structural change colloquium held in Freiberg, Germany, 5-6 May 1997.

Papers are presented on the redevelopment of former mining areas, capacity reduction at Saarbergwerke AG, closure of Sophia-Jacoba colliery, transition of French potash mining to the post-potash era, work of the Gesellschaft zur Verwahrung und Verwertung (GVV, Society for Preservation and Disposal) on former East German mines, closure of Meggen and the Harz metal mines, surveying near-surface cavities in Saxony, decontamination of Lichtenberg uranium open pit and Schlema-Alberoda underground mine, restructuring of lignite mining, restoration of water balance in Lausitz, redevelopment of the declining mining industry, geotechnical problems in building on lignite tips, reclamation of open-cast lignite mines by flooding with non-mine water, consequences of mine closure, conversion of a uranium producer into a redevelopment company, mine maintenance and redevelopment at Kali und Salz, the East German potash mines, and discharge from Mines Inspectorate supervision.
Papers are presented on the redevelopment of former mining areas, capacity reduction at Saarbergwerke AG, closure of Sophia-Jacoba colliery, transition of French potash mining to the post-potash era, work of the Gesellschaft zur Verwahrung und Verwertung (GVV, Society for Preservation and Disposal) on former East German mines, closure of Meggen and the Harz metal mines, surveying near-surface cavities in Saxony, decontamination of Lichtenberg uranium open pit and Schlema-Alberoda underground mine, restructuring of lignite mining, restoration of water balance in Lausitz, redevelopment of the declining mining industry, geotechnical problems in building on lignite tips, reclamation of open-cast lignite mines by flooding with non-mine water, consequences of mine closure, conversion of a uranium producer into a redevelopment company, mine maintenance and redevelopment at Kali und Salz, the East German potash mines, and discharge from Mines Inspectorate supervision.