Fachartikel 2016
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Mining in Mongolia – Everything is Possible
In 2011 Mongolia experienced an economic boom with growth recorded at 17.5 % (1). This was triggered by the start of the first phase of the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) project that involved investments totalling 6.6 bn US$ (2). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that Mongolia has natural resources worth between…
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Financing of International Mining Projects
As an industrial nation, Germany is obliged to safeguard its supplies of natural resources by obtaining a number of different raw materials that are not available, or cannot be supplied in sufficient quantities, on the domestic market. From a German perspective the development of overseas mineral deposits therefore plays a…
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Measuring and Dosing System for Operating Fluids Used in Longwall Hydraulic Systems for the Economic Optimisation of Shield Supports
The fall in prices for thermal and coking coal experienced for a long time now has forced all hard coal mines worldwide to resort to a special economy drive. A considerable part of their costs are caused by the operation of shield supports. The economic efficiency of the latter does…
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Redefining Deposit’s Reserves by Advanced Mineral Processing Approaches
The estimation of a deposit’s reserves depends on the geological and mineralogical characteristics as well as the market value of the product. It is also influenced by the mining and mineral processing technology applied and the respective costs generated. Ongoing challenges such as decreasing prices, lower grade ores, rising labour…
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