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Clausthaler at the head of the Societät der Bergbaukunde

Prof. Oliver Langefeld has been elected as the new president of the worldwide academic institution “Society of Mining Professors/Societät der Bergbaukunde” in Windhoek/Namibia (Figure 1). A larger delegation from the Institute of Mining at TU Clausthal University, Clausthal-Zellerfeld/Germany, spent a week in Namibia’s capital Windhoek in September at the 32nd annual meeting of the Society of Mining Professors (SOMP). In ...

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bauma 2022: Construction machinery industry highly satisfied

From the number of visitors from Germany and abroad to the weather, bauma 2022 was a complete success. With this result, the industry is setting an example against the general negative economic trend. This is not to hide existing difficulties such as supply chain problems, skills shortages, rising prices and inflation, but solutions are available. Many manufacturers used the show ...

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Impact crusher from BHS-Sonthofen processes Turkish perlite for the juice industry

Harborlite Aegean in Turkey, a subsidiary of Imerys, now processes different types of perlite for the juice industry with an impact crusher of type PB 0806 from BHS-Sonthofen. This is the first time for the machine to be used for this purpose. Tests with original material in Sonthofen and previous experiences with the maintenance-friendly machines from BHS gave the customer ...

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Machines in Construction develops data interface

New MiC 4.0 BUS enables simpler work processes through barrier-free and direct data exchange between attachments and construction machinery. Together with the agreed data protocol, the new MiC 4.0 Bus enables every attachment to communicate unambiguously and without additional tools with every construction machine, regardless of brand and manufacturer. It was jointly developed by the participating companies in the attachment ...

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STEAG gains strength

The STEAG Group, Essen/Germany, can look back on a successful six-month period. In the first half of the current business year, the energy group achieved consolidated sales of 2.41 bn €. Earnings before interest and taxes improved to 386.1 M €, almost doubling the result for the entire previous year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) also increased significantly to 450 M €. ...

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Energy consumption records significant decline

The noticeable slowdown in economic growth, mild weather and significant energy savings against the backdrop of sharply rising prices have led to a 3.5 % decline in energy consumption in Germany in the 1st half of the current year. According to preliminary calculations by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Energiebilanzen (AG Energiebilanzen), Berlin/Germany, domestic primary energy consumption reached 5,950 PJ or 203.0 Mtce in ...

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Extracting important valuable substances from mine water: New project at the THGA’s Research Center of Post-Mining

Resources are becoming scarcer, energy prices are rising. In addition, dependence on third countries has led to a global rethink when it comes to extracting raw materials. New ways must be found to extract valuable materials ecologically and economically. That these ways also follow unusual ideas is shown by a new project that has now started at the Research Center ...

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Review – Handbuch Hydrogeologie

Coldewey, W. G. (2022): Handbuch Hydrogeologie. Das Standardwerk für Lehre und Praxis. First edition. 713 pages, 104 tables, 178 figures and 42 appendices. Vulkan Verlag GmbH Essen (Figure 1). The importance of water as a geo-resource for the people and the environment has been emphatically brought to the attention of the public in recent years. The orderly handling of water ...

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Cooperation between bsn and VBGU sealed

On 29th July 2022, the presidents of the  industry association Branchenverband Steinkohle und Nachbergbau e. V. (bsn), Essen/Germany, and the Association of Mining, Geology and Environment (VBGU), Berlin/Germany, sealed the closer cooperation between their associations by signing a cooperation agreement (Figure 1). The two associations will more closely coordinate the representation of interests for mining companies and those no longer engaged ...

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bauma Innovation Award 2022 – Fifteen innovations compete for first place

The nominees have been determined. A jury of experts selected the fifteen innovations nominated for the award from 41 finalists out of an original 133 entries. Messe München and VDMA, together with the construction trade associations HDB, ZDB and bbs, are awarding the prize for the thirteenth time. The competition was launched last year with the new categories of climate ...

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