- Jun- 2018 -13 JuneIndustry News 03_2018
Australia’s Grasstree mine does it again: another record with Eickhoff
The Australian based Grasstree longwall operation, which is part of the Capcoal complex in the Bowen Basin of Central Queensland, has undergone a series of performance upgrades uplifting it back to delivering world leading longwall performance resulting in over 9 mt of coal cut from a single longwall in the…
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Tiefenbach signs large project order for mine Polyak (Turkey) and three orders for the newly developed monitoring system CoalCam®
Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH, Bochum/Germany, has signed a project order on 28th March 2018 for the delivery of an electro-hydraulic control system worth 2.5 m US$. The order, which will be delivered completely in June/July 2018 to the manufacturer of the shield equipment ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co.…
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RAG‘s mine water plan for the Saarland
In recent times, false and misleading information has been circulating regarding the possibility of subsidence damage occurring during the planned rise of mine water levels in the Saarland. As things currently stand, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, does not expect the proposed raising of the mine water levels to 320 m below…
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The very last trainees of the German coal mining industry are awarded their skilled worker‘s certificates
With the last of Germany’s coal mines due to close in December 2018, the training programmes at the Prosper-Haniel and Ibbenbüren mines are also drawing to an end. In Bottrop, 58 trainees gathered together on 8th February this year to receive their skilled worker’s certificates at their official graduation event…
Learn more - 16 AprilNews in Brief 02_2018
Annual press conference of RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH
In 2018, RAG Montan Immobilien will invest around 20 m € in renovation and development projects in the Saarland. Markus Masuth (Figure 1), Chairman of the Executive Board for Essen-based RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH, made this announcement at the company’s annual press conference in Ensdorf. The majority of this investment…
Learn more - 16 AprilNews in Brief 02_2018
Landschaftsagentur Plus safeguarding the future
Landscape agency Landschaftsagentur Plus will be collaborating on future ventures with earthworks laboratory Erdbaulaboratorium Saar GmbH, Riegelsberg/Germany. The two organisations have signed a cooperation agreement to formalise their partnership (Figure 1). “By signing this agreement, we are taking another important step to safeguard our company’s future,” explains Martin Strauß, Managing…
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STEAG announces plans for final decommissioning of Lünen power station
On 2nd March 2018, the energy company STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, notified the Federal Network Agency of the legally binding decommissioning of power station units 6 and 7 in Lünen/Germany. On behalf of the transmission system operator Amprion, the Federal Network Agency will determine to what extent the facility is still…
Learn more - 6 April
News from the German Mining Network (GMN)
Australia The International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) took place in November just ahead of the Asia Pacific Regional Conference (APRC). Attended by over 2,500 mining experts, investors and political decision makers, the IMARC presents a unique platform for networking and making new business deals. The exhibition provided insights into…
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E-world energy & water in Essen: Europe‘s energy capital for three days
E-world energy & water has once more provided impressive proof of its position as Europe’s leading trade fair in the energy industry. For the first time, 750 exhibitors – more than ever before – from 26 nations presented their solutions for the future of the energy supply at Messe Essen, Essen/Germany.…
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BEE
Simone Peter, Federal Chairperson of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen between 2013 and 2018, became President of the German Renewable Energy Association (BEE) in Berlin/Germany on 1st March 2018. She has taken over from Fritz Brickwedde who left the position for personal reasons.
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