News in Brief 2026
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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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Coloring book for future motor engineers
Menzel Elektromotoren has published the world’s first coloring book about industrial motor manufacturing. Illustrations based on photographs from the shopfloor invite children to discover how large electric motors are made and develop an early interest in engineering and technology. Menzel Elektromotoren makes its case for a career in electric motor…
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VBGU and GDMB enter into a forward-looking partnership at MiningForum 2026
At the MiningForum 2026 in Berlin, Germany, the Association for Mining, Geology and the Environment (VBGU) and the Society of Metallurgists and Miners (GDMB) signed a cooperation agreement. With this step, both organisations are deepening their collaboration and sending a strong signal in favour of innovation, knowledge transfer and the…
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