Located on the edge of the nature reserve of Feldberg, operation of the mine was abandoned between 1961 and 1991 due to protests from local residents, conservationists and environmentalists as well as the anti-nuclear movement.
Am Rand des Naturschutzgebietes Feldberg gelegen, löste der Betrieb des Bergwerks zwischen 1961 und 1991 Proteste von Anwohnern, Natur- und Umweltschützern sowie der Anti-Atomkraft-Bewegung aus.