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The German Lignite Industry in 2019
Germany’s domestic lignite output decreased by 34.9 Mt, which equals 21.0 %, from 166.3 Mt to 131.3 Mt between 2018 and 2019. In 2019 extracted lignite had a net calorific value of 40.6 Mtce. Almost 88 %, or 115.0 Mt, of that output were used in utility power plants supplying the general…
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The Mines Rescue System in Austria
The changes in the mining industry in Austria entailed also changes in the mines rescue system. Due to new legal regulations, all mining operations with underground activities were integrated into the mines rescue system. The re-establishment of the Austrian body for mines rescue and gas defense also contributed to set…
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Smart Mining – Today and Tomorrow
Digital technologies offer the potential to deliver significant improvements by improving the quality and availability of data and informations, which in turn can be the key to significant productivity gains. In addition, meaningful digital technologies can help to reduce the environmental impact. It is therefore assumed that digital technologies have…
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Culturing Innovation in Mines
Technologies already exist to begin addressing some of mining’s biggest problems, but all too often, attempts to innovate yield disappointing results. It is not enough to build great strategies and hire bright people; to fully leverage what technology can offer, mines need to address fundamental issues with culture. This article…
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Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems (SIMS), one Step Closer to the Mine of the Future
Today, every company involved in raw material extraction strives to work efficiently and effectively. In the article “Smart Mining – Today and Tomorrow” in this issue, smart mining and its implications have already been described and discussed in detail. The central challenge, according to one of the key statements of that article,…
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Potential of Modelica for the Creation of Digital Twins
Digitalization is on path of fast development in all spheres of society. As an outcome the requirements on modeling of systems are increasing. This applies with regard to quantity and quality. In this context the tools for modeling have to be selected. Considering modeling a possible choice is the language…
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DMT – “Digital Mining Transformation” for the Raw Materials Industry
In recent years, the ongoing digitalization of mining has led to continuous changes in the way the raw materials sector explores its resources, carries out mining operations, processes the products and ultimately delivers them to its customers. This article illustrates the Mining 4.0 concept of the DMT GmbH & Co.…
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Data Acquisition for Underground Mining Applications
Automation in all its aspects has been gaining in significance in the extractive industry and decision making in today’s mining sector is based as much on planning activities as on event-driven reactions. This means that machinery and sensor networks are increasingly required to gather data on individual operating modes and…
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Efficient Raw Materials Production with IIoT – Inefficiencies in Mining
Efficient use of the available assets plays an important role for the economic viability of an operation in raw materials production. Nowadays, most planning and investment decisions are still only using experience and test data collected at the start of an operation as decision support. A comprehensive data collection using…
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Optimisation of Ore Milling Processes Using On-line ÂParticle Size Distribution and Solid Content Analysis
The particle size distribution of ground minerals is of decisive importance for downstream processes like flotation, separation, drying or others. In order to optimize process efficiency on one hand and final product quality on the other hand, early control of the grinding or classification stage is essential. The ultrasound-based particle…
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