News in Brief 2026
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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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Review // Walter Frenz: Handbook Raw Materials Industry
Walter Frenz: Handbuch Rohstoffwirtschaft – Recht, Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften, Nachhaltigkeit, Klimaschutz, Digitalisierung (Handbook Raw Materials Industry – Law, Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sustainability, Climate Protection, Digitalisation Reducing Bureaucracy), 1st edition, Year of publication: 2025, Pages: 1145, Publisher: Erich Schmidt Verlag, Language: German, 978-3-503-24213-9 (E-ISBN), 978-3-503-24212-2 (Print ISBN), DOI: 10.37307/b.978-3-503-23745-6. Once…
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From mining heritage to a future in raw materials: Wismut and SAXORE agree to collaborate in Pöhla
Wismut GmbH and SAXORE Bergbau GmbH intend to collaborate on the planned Tellerhäuser raw materials project in the Ore Mountains in Saxony/Germany. To this end, both companies have signed a memorandum of understanding. The aim is to assess existing mining expertise, experience and infrastructure potential and to utilise these for…
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Get your Early Bird Ticket for Mining Indaba 2027
There’s now less than one week remaining to register for Mining Indaba 2027 before prices increase at 5:00 PM SAST on 15 September. Join the industry’s leading decision-makers, investors, mining companies and government representatives in Cape Town from 8-11 February 2027 and secure your pass at the current rate while…
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DMT is starting the world’s largest inner-city seismic survey in the Greater Munich area to assess geothermal potential
DMT, a company of the TÜV NORD GROUP, is starting a 3D seismic survey on behalf of Stadtwerke München, Munich/Germany, to investigate the deep subsurface. As part of the GIGA-M project, DMT is carrying out seismic surveys across an area of around 1,100 square kilometres. The data collected will provide…
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THGA launches partnership with Moroccan preparatory college
A new partnership is providing targeted preparation for prospective students wishing to undertake a Bachelor’s degree in Bochum: THGA is launching a collaboration with the Moroccan organisation Study in Germany (SIG) to help prospective students prepare for their studies. The Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (THGA) in Bochum/Germany is…
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Price sensitivity shapes energy consumption
According to preliminary calculations by the Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen), domestic primary energy consumption in the first half of 2026 reached 5,341 PJ, or 182.2 Mtce. This was 1.9 % lower than in the same period of the previous year. According to AG Energiebilanzen, this means that…
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Historic lump of coal reaches its final destination
On 9 July, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier handed over this significant symbol of German industrial and social history to the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn, Germany. There, it is to serve as a central exhibit commemorating the defining era of German hard coal mining. The ceremony in the former…
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German Raw Materials Fund: DMT GROUP Conducts Technical Due Diligence on Raw Materials Projects
DMT, Essen/Germany, a company of the TÜV NORD GROUP, is undertaking technical due diligence on selected raw materials projects involving the extraction and processing of critical raw materials as part of the German Raw Materials Fund. The technical assessment focuses on feasibility, readiness for implementation, key project risks and appropriate…
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