A change has occurred at the top of the supervisory board of Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG), Zeitz/Germany. The former Minister President of the Free State of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich, is the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He succeeded the long-standing chairman Wilhelm Beermann, who was appointed an honorary chairperson. The Supervisory Board announced this on 24th September 2019 after ...

Since 1st October 2019 Marcel Tiedeken has been managing the Mining Damage division in the service area Location and Geo Services of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, and succeeds Roland Pawlicki, who went to Adjustment. Christian Müller, Head of the Service Department, assists him as deputy.

Ulf Kerstin, previously Head of Portfolio Management & M&A at RWE AG, Essen/Germany, became Chief Commercial Officer of RWE Generation and RWE Supply & Trading on 1st October 2019. His predecessor Tom Glover moved to the management of the new RWE Renewables, where as Chief Commercial Officer he is responsible for marketing electricity production from renewable energies.

The Technical University Georg Agricola (THGA), Bochum/Germany, appointed Peter Schrimpf as honorary senator for his excellent accomplishments as patron of the university. A special honour was bestowed on the CEO of RAG Aktiengesellschaft and long-standing Chairman of the University Council. He is only the third honorary senator in the university’s history – the title was last awarded in 2002.

The Managing Director of the Association of German Municipal Enterprises VKU e.V., Katherina Reiche, will leave the association at the end of 2019. She is moving to a management role within E.ON SE.

With the 2020 upgrade of its long proven MK-A35 model (Figure 1), GHH, the German manufacturer of heavy machinery for mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering, presents the first 35 t class dump truck, already operating in the field, with ultra-clean diesel drive according to Stage V. For the driver there is a highly innovative and practical function. The engine ...

The “green” revolution can no longer be stopped, not in the highly competitive mining and tunnelling industry anyway: load haul dumpers (LHDs) are already removing and reducing emissions through battery, tethered electric and Stage V engines, and now it is time for light duty vehicles in the mining industry. Automotive manufacturers have impressively demonstrated in road passenger cars that switching ...

The Nokian Mine King E-4 underground mining tire is one of the most specialized products of its kind (Figure 1). Designed in collaboration with the end-users as well as one of the leading drill rig manufacturers, it has a carefully balanced set of features to match the challenges set by underground mining environment. Now, it is available for a wider ...

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, Tampere/Finland, introduces two new innovative solutions to reduce noise emissions in surface top hammer drilling (Figure 1). The new options for Ranger™ DXi series and Dino™ DC410Ri surface drill rigs help to mitigate harmful noise at construction worksites and quarries. Many contractors and quarries face increasingly restrictive noise limits, particularly in urban areas. Effective solutions ...

The new Sandvik 800i series of premium cone crushers (Figure 1) features mechanical upgrades, connectivity, advanced automation and rebuild possibilities to predict performance, maximize uptime and offer the best in sustainability at the lowest possible cost. Including three new models, CH830i, CH840i and CS840i, the 800i crusher series has been improved and extended to offer reliable, intelligent crushing to any ...