41. Only lignite ( brown coal ) and potash salt ( Kalisalz ) are available in significant quantities. 42. The generators are powered by several fuel types : brown coal , black coal, hydro and natural gas. 43. Here lay the heartland of East German industry, grubby as the brown coal dragged from its soil. 44. Lignite ( " brown coal " ) remains important with Germany, China and Russia the largest producers. 45. Around 1940 a large housing area was added for workers of the brown coal mining in Espenhain. 46. The district has rich lignite ( brown coal ) deposits, which is used in open pit mining. 47. The need, however, extends throughout the region, where many industries, particularly power stations, burn high-sulfur brown coal . 48. In addition a 600mm gauge mine railway transported brown coal until 1959 that was delivered to Viehhausen. 49. Victoria has large reserves of brown coal located in the Latrobe Valley, to the east of Melbourne. 50. He bought brown coal mines in the area of Bitterfeld und Wei�enfels and soon began mining operations.
