News in Brief 05_2024
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Lohberg 2 shaft headframe gets its face back
On 31th December 2005, the Lohberg mine belonging to RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, was closed down. Around 1,400 employees were transferred to other mines or took early retirement. In 2017, the rope sheaves were dismantled for refurbishment. In 2021, the entire shaft frame itself was scaffolded in order to renovate it…
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STEAG reaffirms climate targets
The STEAG Group, Essen/Germany, presented its Sustainability Report for 2023. In it, the company gives an account of its activities in the areas of climate and environmental protection, social and societal responsibility, good corporate governance and an appreciative corporate culture. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as developed by the…
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Hydrogen project in Saarland receives IPCEI funding approval
Iqony, the growth division of STEAG Group, Essen/Germany, which specializes in renewable energies, hydrogen projects, decarbonization solutions and the construction of new and hydrogen-capable gas-fired power plants, is planning to build an electrolyzer for the production of green, climate-neutral hydrogen at the long-established power plant site in Völklingen-Fenne. The project…
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Future project of mining history: ground-breaking ceremony for new research and storage building
The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (DBM) – Leibniz Research Museum for Geo-resources, Bochum/Germany, is expanding its infrastructure: On 19th July 2024, construction began on a new research building with an integrated depot. Ina Brandes, Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Bärbel Bergerhoff-Wodopia, member of the…
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Turnaround: BAUER AG records successful year for 2023 despite global challenges
Looking back on the previous financial years at the BAUER Group, Schrobenhausen/Germany, the figures published by the company at the end of July practically seem to be a decisive turning point: After the conclusion of 2023, BAUER is able to look back on a turbulent but ultimately successful year. Despite…
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