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Integrated Monitoring of Rising Mine Water Levels in the Hard Coalfields of North Rhine-Westphalia – a System under Development
The year 2020 marked the start of an integrated process aimed at monitoring rising mine water levels in the former hard coal mining industry of the Ruhr coalfield and the Ibbenbüren coalfield. This paper presents the different topics that are to be dealt with and the assessment strategy that has…
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Environmental Pressures of Current Mining in Germany: a Critical Comment
Mines interfere with the environment. However, active mining in Germany in its various forms causes only small overall environmental pressures, based on data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, due to its limited land use, waste production, water extraction as well as particulate matter and greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore,…
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Experiences and Outlook for Machine Sinking of Shafts and Developments in Conventional Sinking with Drilling and Blasting
Conventional shaft sinking with drilling and blasting has been the predominantly used method for more than 100 years. The method is very flexible for all kinds of geological conditions and always applicable. Since most shafts were sunk for hard coal, the equipment used for drilling or for loading the debris…
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Head Frame of the Research and Training Mine Reiche Zeche − Spectacular Renovation of a Landmark
The ELMAR research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK), aims to integrate and demonstrate electric and autonomous transport vehicles in raw material extraction operations. This will be done with special consideration of maintaining process reliability and ensuring electrical supply security, as well as…
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ELMAR: Research on Electric-Autonomous Transportation and the Implications for Mine Design and Energy Management
The ELMAR research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK), aims to integrate and demonstrate electric and autonomous transport vehicles in raw material extraction operations. This will be done with special consideration of maintaining process reliability and ensuring electrical supply security, as well as…
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Weir Motion Metrics Unveils Cutting-Edge Product Catalogue Empowering Mines with Advanced Technologies
Weir Motion Metrics, a Canadian technology company that uses its expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision to improve mine safety and energy efficiency, presents its comprehensive product catalogue, delivering state-of-the-art, AI-enabled, 3D vision technologies to revolutionize the mining industry. With a focus on machine vision, AI and cloud…
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High-Voltage Power Cable Project – the SuedLink Line Goes Underground at the Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke Salt Mine near Heilbronn
The final 16 km of the 700 km long SuedLink high-voltage direct current transmission cable will pass through − or more precisely beneath − the conurbation of Heilbronn and in doing so will follow a route through the existing rock salt mine operated by the salt mining company Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke…
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Innovative Closure Concepts around the Water-Energy-Nexus in Mining – a Case Study from South Africa
Since the earliest days of extracting and processing minerals, access to both, water and energy, has been indispensable. Using historic and contemporary examples at various scales the paper explores the interdependencies between both resources in the context of mining. For the semi-arid mining nation South Africa water and energy security…
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Chile, Salt Lakes and Lithium: Current Production Status
The Chilean Ministry of Mines and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) expanded the raw materials coorperation that had existed since 2013 into a partnership for mining, raw materials and the circular economy. Among other things, this gives special place to cooperation on critical minerals…
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Smart Safety: More Data Means More Safety
Digital gas monitoring with IoT platforms or automated device management via cloud software are potential milestones on the way to digitizing safety processes and generating new knowledge. Today, networked hardware systems and data platforms already offer more transparency about the condition of industrial plants and workplaces. These and other Smart…
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