- Apr- 2021 -19 AprilNews in Brief 02_2021
Crucea wind farm gets a new owner
Essen-based energy company STEAG GmbH sells its Romanian Crucea onshore wind farm (Figure 1) to the Romanian renewable energy producer Hidroelectrica. This has to be seen in context with STEAG’s strategic self-realignment which in reference to the company’s activities on the wind sector sees concentration on project development and providing…
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Research Center of Post-Mining of the THGA examines microshocks in former mining areas
Our underground is on the move. However, the shocks are often so small and spatially restricted that they are only detectable for very sensitive sensors. Even where mining was once conducted and people interfered with the natural geology and deposits, it may subsequently cause microseismic shocks. Paloma Primo, scientist at…
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Following the coal trail
Construction sites, closures, narrowed lanes: Since the end of March 2020 the patience of drivers who use the Dortmund/Witten motorway junction is being tested. But the remediation work on the A44 is urgently required, says Cedric Kamgaing Kamdom: “ Most recently we detected and backfilled a hollow space, which was…
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Massive deposit of battery-grade nickel on deep-sea floor gets confidence boost with new data
DeepGreen Metals Inc., Vancouver/Canada, which is exploring for deep-ocean poly-metallic nodules as a lower impact and more cost-effective alternative to terrestrial mining, on 29th January 2021 announced an upward revision to the nodule resource reported within the NORI-D exploration contract area held by its subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources, Inc. The…
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Security of supply to industry in Europe is in jeopardy
The German Association of Industrial Energy Consumers (VIK), Berlin/Germany, has expressed concern about the unexpected problems in the European power supply on 8th January 2021. Christian Seyfert, VIK Managing Director: “The incident on 8th January is unfortunately not the first of its kind, but it must be a warning to…
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Biodiversity in quarries is high
The biodiversity in a quarry is often much higher after the end of excavation work than prior to starting. This is reflected by the decades of experience and the previous data of the biodiversity database of the Baden-Württemberg Industry Association of Stone and Earth (ISTE). The Baden-Württemberg database project will…
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GVSt becomes bsn – Gesamtverband Steinkohle changes its name to Branchenverband Steinkohle und Nachbergbau
On 1st March 2021, the Hard Coal Association (Gesamtverband Steinkohle e. V. – GVSt), Essen/Germany, changed its name and has been operating under the designation Branchenverband Steinkohle und Nachbergbau e. V. (bsn) since this date. This renaming represents the association’s clarification of the changes in the focus of its work subsequent to…
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New Cat® 992 Wheel Loader increases productivity up to 32% and is up to 48% more efficient
Building on a more than half-century legacy that includes the best-selling large mining loader model of all time, the new Cat® 992 Wheel Loader sets a new standard by offering up to 32% greater productivity. This new large mining loader reduces maintenance costs by as much as 10% and offers…
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SIEMAG TECBERG to win its first contract for shaft-hoisting systems in Kazakhstan
In December 2020, SIEMAG TECBERG and TNC Kazchrome JSC signed a contract for the delivery of shaft hoisting systems. Kazchrome is a fully integrated mining and metallurgical company in Kazakhstan covering all stages of the value chain, i.e. from geological exploration to underground mining and the extraction of raw materials…
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TOMRA ACT – a new intuitive user interface for easy optimization of work flow and improved productivity
TOMRA introduces the TOMRA ACT ground-breaking new user interface (Figure 1), together with a new image processing pipeline and additional process data for TOMRA Insight, enabling improvements in the overall sorting process for greater productivity and profitability. TOMRA ACT: Control without complexity The new TOMRA ACT graphical user interface (UI)…
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