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The Changing Face of Mining for Electricity
In the past, mining was the backbone of the electricity supply. In the future, this is to be secured entirely by renewable energies. However, this also requires raw materials and thus mining. Therefore, mining must be secured to this extent. The Critical Raw Materials Act has defined important cornerstones for…
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Just Structural Change for Coal- and CO2-Intensive Regions in the EU? The Just Transition Mechanism (JTM) Between Market-Based Adjustment Aid and Planned-Economy Control Mania
The coal phase-out, which is now being targeted in practically all EU member states, has been accompanied at the European level since 2017 by the European Coal Regions in Transition Initiative. Since 2020, this has been embedded in the Just Transition Initiative, which has been expanded to include regions with…
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TALOS®: Lifesaver in the Salt Mine
In the depths of the Neuhof-Ellers potash mine, where precise blasting is carried out every day to extract raw salt, safety requirements are particularly high. Reliable safety solutions are essential to protect miners from danger. The mining of crude salt and its transport to the surface requires the highest safety…
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Solution Concepts for Mining and Geomechanical Challenges Involved in Safe Long-Term Closure of the Saale Shaft in the Teutschenthal Mine
The former Teutschenthal potash mine, with mine sections Teutschenthal, Angersdorf and SalzmĂĽnde, is currently operated as a backfilling mine by GTS Grube Teutschenthal Sicherungs GmbH & Co. KG (GTS). In accordance with the Ordinance on Underground Waste Stowage (VersatzV, 2002), the four shafts connected to the mine, as elements traversing…
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Bochum-Based Company ECOSOIL Is Securing the Double Shaft at the Former Vondern Hard Coal Mine – with an Experienced Team and the “Installation of a Cohesive Filling Column Section” Securing Variant
ECOSOIL Nord-West GmbH, Bochum/Germany, is carrying out a shaft renovation using a cohesive partial filling column, including dismantling and refilling of the “Vondern 1 and 2” double shaft system together with a ventilation duct on behalf of the steel division of thyssenkrupp. The plant belongs to the former Vondern mine…
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Science Communication in the Mining Sector: Insights from the “Forum Mining and Water” Foundation
This study describes the options of science communication based on experiences of the German foundation “Forum Mining and Water”. After the cessation of German hard coal mining, the foundation aims to address the topic of mine water and mine flooding. Since its establishment in 2017, various communication formats have been…
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Securing Raw Materials for the Transformation
Against the backdrop of diverse and overlapping transformations in Germany, such as the energy transition, electromobility, digitalization, climate change and the green transformation as a whole, secure access to high-tech raw materials is of central importance. It is also important to maintain the innovative strength and competitiveness of German industry…
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Raw Materials Agreement Germany – Mongolia: Challenges in Supplying the Federal Republic of Germany with Critical Raw Materials
Mongolia has occupied a key position in the global mining sector. The country is one of the ten most resource-rich countries in the world. In the south of the country, which has a very sparsely populated population of around 3.4 million, in the Gobi Desert, there are gigantic deposits of…
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Terechrecht – a Well-known Mauritanian Deposit for Rare Earths Is Rediscovered
Mauritania is rich in raw materials. Gold, iron ore or copper are mined on an industrial, modern scale. Oil and natural gas are also produced. Artisan mining takes place on gold, rock salt or gypsum. In addition to other raw materials, the Mauritanian part of the phosphate deposit already used…
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Copper for the Energy Transition
The world’s energy supply is changing – from the direct use of fossil fuels to generate electricity, to so-called renewable energies. Furthermore, the expansion of e-mobility and increased demand for information technology require additional grid and generation capacities. Copper, which is essential for all power supply systems and grids, plays…
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