News in Brief 2017

Last year, domestic lignite once again supplied just under a quarter of the electricity in Germany and therefore made a significant contribution to supply reliability. Despite exhausting all energy saving options, numerous studies show that the electricity demand will increase noticeably over the next three decades, from 500 TWh at present to up to 800 TWh. The future of energy ...

The 6th Essen expert discussion on mining waste disposal sites took place on 9th March at DMT GmbH & Co. KG in Essen/Germany and focussed entirely on the forth-coming legal and organisational changes relating to the disposal and permanent storage of radioactive waste. One key topic was the challenges faced by the industry in terms of transferring existing expertise into ...

35 bn t of raw materials are mined annually around the world. Germany produces the majority of the raw materials it needs autonomously. In 2015, their total value amounted to 13.4 bn €. Handling the consequences of mining responsibly plays a crucial role in the acceptance of mining by the population – as political decision-makers are aware. At a parliamentary breakfast ...

Australia After having bottomed out, the Australian mining industry is looking more optimistic once again. Focussing on this new-found optimism, the largest mining trade fair in the region is reopening its doors in Sydney at the end of August. This year, 27 firms will be represented at a shared German stand, almost as many as the record year in 2015. ...

Every two years Chile hosts the Exponor international trade fair in the mining region’s capital, Antofagasta. This year from the 15th to 19th May, more than 1,000 exhibitors from 30 countries received over 40,000 visitors. The German-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Chile) participated for the 3rd time with a joint German pavilion, presenting 35 exhibitors: 17 from Germany ...

Contrary to reports from other sources, the appraisal of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Herne/Germany, of their mine water concepts has been confirmed by the current results of an expert survey commissioned by the State government of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was published in January. According to this survey, the PCB soil seepage is considerably reduced by the increase in mine water. Today, the ...

In the middle of January 2017, an important decision was made concerning the future of the five power station units belonging to STEAG GmbH, Essen/Germany, which had been earmarked for decommissioning. The transmission system operator Amprion GmbH has classified two of the power station units as system-relevant. The Bexbach and Weiher power stations, both situated in the Saarland, are therefore ...

Essen-based STEAG Energy Services GmbH (SES) has announced further success on the Brazilian energy market. It has taken over all operation and maintenance contracts for wind farms and hydroelectric power stations from ENEX, a Brazilian subsidiary of the Norwegian company Statkraft. SES will take over all contracts between Statkraft and third parties, while Statkraft will continue to operate its own ...

At the invitation of the Romanian National Institute for Research and Development in Mine Safety and Protection to Explosion (INSEMEX Petrosani), the 22nd meeting of the head of the top mining authorities in states of the European Union took place on 13th and 14th September 2016 in Bucharest (Figure 1). The meeting was attended by representatives of the mining, environment, ...

The German industry association for mining, chemistry and energy (IG BCE) in Hanover/Germany has asked policy-makers for a greater commitment to lighthouse industries in Europe. More sources of funding are necessary to drive forward the innovation capabilities of key industries, stated Managing Director of the IG BCE, Michael Vassiliadis, at the energy and industry-political press conference held at the end ...