News in Brief 06_2023
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GHH going for gold in Bulgaria
The race for gold is on: German-based machine manufacturer GHH has significantly expanded its market share in Bulgaria. A double-digit number of machines were recently sold to Breznik Minerals Ltd., GHH announced. The Bulgarian company is part of the group of companies of Assarel-Medet JSC, which is the first, largest…
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Iqony and RAG realise innovative heating solution for Camphausen and Sulzbach municipalities
After intensive preparations, Iqony Energies GmbH, SaarbrĂĽcken/Germany, a subsidiary of the energy company Iqony GmbH, Essen/Germany, has decided to modernise and convert its existing district heating generation plants and district heating network on the site of the former Camphausen mine into an innovative and climate-neutral heat generation system (Figure 1).…
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STEAG heads for strong growth
At the full works council and delegates’ conference of the STEAG Group (Figure 1), Essen/Germany, Andreas Reichel, Chairman of the Management Board and Labor Director, made it clear that the forthcoming sale of the energy group to the Spanish infrastructure investor Asterion Industrial Partners means more scope for STEAG in…
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Mining, Geology and Environment Association appoints new president
On 8th August 2023, the German Mining, Geology and Environment Association (VBGU), Berlin/Germany, an employers’ association that has been dedicated to constructive dialogue in mining and raw materials extraction in Germany for over 30 years, appointed its previous Vice President Jens-Peter Lux, Managing Director of DMT GmbH & Co. KG,…
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Helmuth-Burckhardt Prize 2023
The Helmuth-Burckhardt Prize 2023 of the German Raw Materials and Mining Association (VRB), Berlin/Germany, went to two prizewinners this year, Hannah Weinbach M.Sc. and Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Sensenschmidt (Figure 1). The German Mining Association awarded the prize to the young academics at its general meeting on 14th September 2023 in Berlin.…
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Review of a successful mining symposium WISSYM 2023
Under the motto “Rethinking rehabilitation mining – Innovative approaches on the road to sustainability”, the international mining symposium WISSYM 2023 came to a successful close. From 25th to 28th September 2023 in Dresden/Germany, 200 participants from 15 countries discussed issues of innovation, technology development and resource efficiency, as well as…
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21st Altbergbaukolloquium: Experts discuss the consequences of mining at the Zollverein Coal Mine
Mine water, risk management, monitoring – when mining ends, it leaves behind a variety of tasks. How to deal with them responsibly was the focus of the 21st Altbergbaukolloquium from 9th to 10th November 2023 on the grounds of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein in Essen/Germany. Around 500…
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German-Chilean Forum on Mining and Mineral Resources 2023 took place in Berlin with great success
On 15th September 2023, Mark Heinzel, Head of Division North and Latin America of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), welcomed the more than 150 participants of this annual forum organized by the Competence Center Mining and Mineral Resources of AHK Chile at the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft…
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Plant train performs impressively in limestone in Greece
Infrastructure project “Amvrakia Odos” implemented with a combination of jaw and cone crusher and a screening plant A mobile Kleemann plant train is deployed in Amphilochia on the Greek mainland. The efficient plant train consists of the jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 120i PRO, the cone crusher MOBICONE MCO 110i PRO…
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