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USGS projects world production capacity for 8 critical minerals from 2026 to 2030
The U.S. Geological Survey released projections of world production capacity for eight critical minerals for the next five years in the second World Minerals Outlook. This is a forward-looking assessment that is part of a larger effort to provide forecasts and scenarios for global mineral supply chains, as directed by…
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Honorary Senator title for Professor Reinhard Schmidt
Reinhard Schmidt, former Chief Mining Officer and Honorary Professor, was appointed Honorary Senator of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg on 11 November 2026. The title of Honorary Senator is in recognition of his outstanding services to the TU Bergakademie Freiberg over more than three decades. Schmidt served as Chair of the…
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DMT Kai Batla and JDE DRC SARL announce a strategic partnership
DMT Kai Batla Pty. Ltd., the South African subsidiary of DMT – a globally active engineering and consultancy firm within the TÜV NORD GROUP – and JDE DRC SARL have signed a cooperation agreement to provide coordinated technical consultancy and on-site services for mining projects in the Democratic Republic of…
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Energy consumption is set to fall significantly in 2026
Energy consumption in Germany is highly likely to fall noticeably in 2026. The Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen) anticipates a reduction of just under 3 % to 10,356 petajoules (PJ) or 353.4 Mtce compared with the previous year. The annual forecast compiled by AG Energiebilanzen is based on…
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EURACOAL Market Report 2026 no.2 – global and EU data for H1 2026
While global coal production, including lignite, likely slipped back in the first six months, global coal consumption is set to increase by 1.2% to reach a record 8.94 bn t for the full year. China’s production fell by 1.6% to 2.37 bn t in H1 2026 following a mine accident…
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Mine water for the heat transition – Fraunhofer IEG successfully drills into a mine at a depth of 120 metres
Former mines could in future make an important contribution to the heating and cooling of residential and commercial buildings. Fraunhofer IEG, Bochum/Germany has now successfully completed four boreholes in a former, now flooded hard coal mine in Bochum as part of the EU PUSH-IT project. Using its mobile drilling rig…
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TU Leoben and BPG Join Forces
Turning Mining Legacies into Resource Opportunities: Sustainable raw material recovery, innovative processing technologies, and international research: On 21st October 2026, Technical University of Leoben, Leoben/Austria, and BPG Alternative Minerals Reserves AG, Vienna/Austria, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The long-term partnership aims to combine scientific expertise with industrial experience to…
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RAISING Survey Report: Who should shape the future of coal regions?
Coal regions in Poland, Czechia and Germany are at different stages of leaving coal behind, but the people who live there want much the same things: good jobs, local benefits they can actually see, transparent spending of public money and a real say in decisions. They also do not want…
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The 2026 Helmuth Burckhardt Prize goes to Sana Mehmandoust from Clausthal University of Technology
The VRB honours the outstanding academic achievements, practice-oriented research and international commitment of a young mining engineer The Association for Raw Materials and Mining (VRB), Berlin/Germany, has awarded this year’s Helmuth Burckhardt Prize to Sana Mehmandoust, M.Sc., from Clausthal University of Technology. The award, worth 7,500 euros, was presented at…
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Fraunhofer IEG and Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences join forces
Affordable and reliable heat for households, local authorities and businesses: mine water could provide it. Mining regions such as the Ruhr area could thus turn long-term liabilities into long-term benefits. Fraunhofer IEG and the Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) at Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (THGA) aim to further…
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