Month: March 2016
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STEAG takes over operations management in Brazil
On 1st February 2016, STEAG Energy Services do Brasil Ltd. (SESBR) took over responsibility for managing the operation of a gas treatment plant owned by Parnaiba Gas Natural S.A. (PGN). The Brazilian STEAG subsidiary was awarded this contract at the end of last year. Ulrich Sigel, Member of the Board…
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Coal-fired power plants are the only means for generating a reliable and affordable power supply
On 15th January 2016, the VDKi (German Coal Importer Association) in Hamburg welcomed a high-profile guest to its New Year’s Reception. The President of the IG BCE (German Industrial Union for Mining, Chemicals and Energy), Michael Vassiliadis, delivered his keynote speech in front of an audience of around 170 members…
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VDKi publishes its initial assessment of the global trade, consumption and import of coal in 2015
As the German Coal Importer Association (VDKi) in Hamburg suggested last summer, the steady growth reported in the production of coal (coking and steam coal) for more than a decade is now expected not just to have stagnated but to have declined for the very first time. The VDKi estimates…
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PDAC 2016 Convention in Toronto – First German pavilion a great success
More than 22,000 attendees from over 100 countries gathered at the PDAC 2016 Convention of The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in Toronto where investors, analysts, mining executives, geologists, government officials and students gathered for the largest exploration and mining event in the world. In spite of recent…
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Boldt/Weller/Kühne/von Mäßenhausen: Bundesberggesetz, 2. Auflage
The second edition of Boldt/Weller’s commentary on mining law was published at the end of 2015. Published in 1982 at the time the Federal Mining Act came into effect, the first edition of this commentary has now been completely revised by Gunther KĂĽhne and Hans-Ulrich von Mäßenhausen. The commentary has…
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Ripasso/THEnergy study: Renewables for mining go baseload with a hybrid fuel-solar solution
The study “A hybrid solution with concentrated solar power (CSP) and fuel for baseload mining operations” analyses the fit of Stirling Hybrid solutions for the mining industry. The Stirling engine based solution combines in an integrated system solar with gas or diesel as an energy source. The CSP-solar component relies…
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Easy to use and to maintain: TAKRAF introduces its series of primary and secondary sizers
With hundreds of complete systems, as well as individual machines, having been supplied to clients all over the world, Tenova TAKRAF is a key supplier of equipment and systems for open pit mining and bulk handling. The international company offers innovative technological solutions as well as process and commodity knowledge…
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Clean, loss-free and always on track
Do conveyor systems meet the required standards and can processes even be improved? At bauma 2016 Flexco GmbH will be exhibiting innovative solutions to enable users to overcome or eliminate in advance the four main causes of possible problems – material carry back, belt misalignment, material loss and belt slip. In…
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More than just the sum of its parts
The BEUMER Group will be showcasing its capabilities as a system supplier for producers of building materials and cement at the bauma-fair in Munich. That is how it always provides optimum equipment and systems to its customers. BEUMER also offers comprehensive customer support. This includes provision of advice, flexible service…
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Successful Mine Rescue in China using Bauer Technology
For 36 days, hundreds of rescue workers fought for the lives of numerous buried miners in a gypsum mine in the Shandong province of eastern China. On 29th January 2016, four of them were eventually saved through a vertical emergency shaft, not least thanks to the drilling rigs from BAUER…
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