Fachartikel 2026
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New Possibilities for Mine Surveying Documentation and Visualisation in Historic Mining
Authors: Paulina Loskot, M. Sc., Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Benndorf, Dr.-Ing. Thomas Martienßen, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Mine Surveying and Geodesy, Freiberg/Germany The availability of novel, compact multi-sensor scanning technologies – particularly those integrating LiDAR and imaging sensors – enables time-efficient and often sufficiently precise acquisition of underground 3D geometries.…
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Development and Implementation of an Innovative Sealing Concept for Smaller Shafts in Ore Mining
Author: Christian Grineisen, M.Sc., Sachtleben Bergbau Verwaltungs-GmbH, Lennestadt/Germany In 2024, as part of exploratory work in the area of near-surface mining at the Meggen mine, a historic ventilation shaft was investigated using drilling techniques. The investigation revealed that the stepped shaft was partially backfilled with loose material in its near-surface…
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Remining of Mine Water Sludge – an Update on Successful Metal Extraction
Authors: Dr. rer. nat. Bastian Reker, Jule Gleba, B.Sc., Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences, Research Center of Post-Mining, Bochum/Germany, Dr.-Ing. Matic Jovičević-Klug, Dr. Patricia Jovičević-Klug, Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Düsseldorf/Germany, Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Westermann, Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences, Research Center of Post-Mining, Bochum/Germany As part of…
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Geothermal Utilisation of Flooded Underground Mines Based on the Example of a Mine Thermal Energy Storage
Authors: Elke Mugova, Stefan Klein, Dr. Florian Hahn, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEG, Bochum/Germany In recent decades, former mining infrastructure has been perceived primarily as a financial and environmental burden. Geothermal utilisation has so far only been implemented in a few projects. Recently, a paradigm shift…
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Blue Mining – Proactive Mine Planning
Authors: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Langefeld, Mareike Schubert, M.Sc., Dr.-Ing. Angela Binder, Yichen Jiang, M.Sc., Clausthal University of Technology, Institute of Geotechnology and Mineral Resources, Department of Mining, Clausthal-Zellerfeld/Germany The Blue Mining approach integrates energy, ergonomics, water and circular economy into a sustainable mining concept. The focus is on energy-efficient mines,…
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