Month: February 2025
- Industry News 01_2025
Komatsu Europe introduces new WA700-8 wheel loader
Advancing Safety, Productivity, and Efficiency in Quarry and Mining Operations. Komatsu proudly announces the all-new WA700-8 wheel loader, engineered with over a century of quarry and mining expertise to deliver unparalleled levels of safety, increased productivity, exceptional durability, and impeccable environmental credentials. Before commencing development, our engineers actively collected customers´…
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Graf Moltke: the clean-up of the tailings fire enters the second round
It is quite hot inside the Graf Moltke waste dump. Temperatures of up to 450 °C have been measured at times. The reason for this is a smouldering fire that RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, has been tackling with extensive clean-up measures since 2022. Now the second construction phase is beginning – as…
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STEAG’s communications in a new pair of hands
Christoph Dollhausen, previously head of communications at the STEAG subsidiary Iqony, took over as head of communications for the energy group STEAG, Essen/Germany, on 1st October 2024 (Figure 1). In his new position, he will be responsible for the newly created division for communication and marketing, which includes both internal…
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Deutsche Bahn secures battery storage from Iqony
From 2026, the “Steady Green Energy” battery storage system will make Deutsche Bahn’s power supply even more flexible and greener (Figure 1). To this end, the group subsidiary DB Energie and the energy company Iqony GmbH, Essen/Germany, have concluded a Power Storage Agreement (PSA). Both companies agreed on a contract…
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Decision by the Carinthian provincial government confirms: lithium project in Wolfsberg is not subject to an EIA
The lithium mining project on the Koralpe in Frantschach-St. Gertraud/Austria has reached a new milestone. After an intensive review, the company ECM Lithium AT GmbH has now received a decision from the Carinthian provincial government that the project is not subject to an environmental impact assessment (EIA). This is an…
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Chile and Germany: A partnership based on trust, respect and friendship
The German-Chilean Mining Forum, which takes place alternately in Chile and Germany, celebrated its 13th edition in November 2024. This central event within the framework of the bilateral cooperation agreement on mining and mineral resources was organised by AHK Chile, the German-Chilean Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Under the motto…
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EU project WINTER delivers findings on structural change for future coal phase-out regions
With the successful completion of its research phase, the EU-funded WINTER project has delivered important results for regions that are turning away from coal mining. Scientists from the Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) at the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA) in Bochum/Germany were part of the project. They contributed to…
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Demand boosts mining and processing technology
The mining and processing technology sector is well positioned within the mechanical and plant engineering industry in Germany as a production location, not least due to its low dependence on the German economy and high export ratio. The issue of securing raw materials has been recognised by politicians, and the…
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Headframe above the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum unveiled
The double trestle headframe above the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (DBM), Bochum/Germany, is once again fully visible. The white tarpaulin and scaffolding have been removed and the refurbishment is almost complete (Figure 1).This will be celebrated in style on 22nd February 2025 with a big museum festival.The special exhibition “Doppelbock auf…
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Review – Exploratory Potential Methods in Geothermal Power Generation
Willi Freeden and Helga Nutz: Exploratory Potential Methods in Geothermal Power Generation. A Survey on Innovative Gravimetry and Magnetometry. 207 pp, Birkhäuser, 106,99 € (Book) or eBook 89,99 €, ISBN 978-3-031-54411-8 (Book), ISBN 978.3-031-54412-5 (eBook). In most European countries and also in Germany, seismic methods have been used as the…
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