Month: June 2026
- News in Brief 2026
Second Research Symposium of Bochum’s Universities of Applied Sciences boosts interdisciplinary exchange at the THGA
Following its successful debut in 2024, the research symposium organised by Bochum’s Universities of Applied Sciences (HAW) is now in its second year. This year, the Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (THGA) hosted the event under the motto ‘Research connects – Shaping the future with knowledge’, with the aim…
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New operations building in Herne strengthens safe mine water management in the Ruhr region
With a new operations building at the RAG site in Herne/Germany, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, is strengthening its infrastructure for one of the key long-term tasks of post-mining: safe mine water management in the Ruhr region. Together with the central control room, the sustainable operations building will in future form a…
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ADC and E-MERT expand AI safety solutions across Türkiye’s mining sector
After a successful seven-month operational trial on a Caterpillar dump truck, a major mining customer in Türkiye has confirmed the procurement of 14 additional Brigade Electronics AI 360 systems for deployment across its mining fleet during 2026. The expansion follows strong performance results achieved during testing, where Brigade’s AI-powered safety…
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PLS’ Pilgangoora P1000 establishes TOMRA ore sorting as a proven methodology for large-scale lithium operations
Building on several years of continuous operation, with the P1000 expansion, sensor-based sorting at PLS’ Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia has moved beyond project milestone status to become a fully embedded part of day-to-day hard rock lithium processing – demonstrating reliability, feed consistency and long-term resource flexibility at industrial scale.…
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Job offer: University Professor (W3) “Underground Mining and Depository” (m/f/d)
Clausthal University of Technology is a modern profile university focused on the Circular Economy. The guiding theme with its characteristics of resource-efficient circular economy, sustainable materials, renewable energies and digital control of the overall system is a recurrent theme throughout the university. At Clausthal University of Technology, we research, teach…
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EUR 2 billion EUR for perpetual obligations
The Board of Executives of RAG-Stiftung, Essen/Germany, presented the figures for the past financial year today at its annual press conference at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site in Essen and reported on the start that the foundation has gotten off to in 2026. The foundation’s annual performance remained stable…
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Ericsson and Epiroc expand alliance to accelerate mining automation and digital transformation
As industrial enterprises increasingly turn to digitalization to enhance safety, productivity, and sustainability, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Epiroc are evolving their global relationship to accelerate this transformation within the mining sector. The companies are expanding their longstanding relationship into a broader go‑to‑market alliance designed to help mining companies accelerate automation, digitalization,…
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EURACOAL Market Report 2026 no.1 – global and EU data for 2025
The latest EURACOAL coal market report, covering the last calendar year, is now available at this link. Global coal production, including lignite, reached a record 9.1 bn t in 2025. China continues to dominant, with a new high of 4,830 Mt. The closure of the Straits of Hormuz in Q1 2026 has…
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Socomec launches new SMARTSYS energy storage range for commercial, industrial and grid operators
Energy storage specialist Socomec is unveiling its new SMARTSYS product range for the first time at ees Europe, Europe’s largest and most international battery storage trade fair. The two energy storage systems in the range are suitable for commercial and industrial facilities, right through to large-scale grid and infrastructure projects.…
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K+S strengthens its salt division with the acquisition of two sites in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) and Poland
The K+S Group acquires Qemetica’s salt business. The salt and fertilizer producer based in Kassel (Germany) is purchasing two evaporated salt production sites in Stassfurt (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) and Janikowo (Poland) from the Polish chemical company. Thereby, K+S is further expanding its own European salt business and opening up additional growth…
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