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Germany’s Lignite Industry in 2014
From 2013 to 2014, Germany’s domestic lignite output dropped 2.6 % from 183.0 Mt to 178.2 Mt. The 2014 figure is equivalent to a net calorific value of 55.2 Mtce. Of the total output, 159.1 Mt, or some 89 %, was used in utility power plants for the public supply, i.e. 3.0 % less than in the…
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Deep-sea Mining – a Future Source of Raw Materials?
The rising global demand for metals is starting to focus greater attention on the extraction of marine mineral resources (MMR) from deep sea. The term MMR essentially covers three different types of formation: manganese nodules, cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts and massive sulphide deposits. All three of these natural resources provide the…
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Value Stream Analysis of the Production Flow in the Zinkgruvan Mine
The Zinkgruvan Mine is Sweden’s southernmost mine located approximately 200 km south-west of Stockholm at the northern end of lake Vättern. The primary metal is zinc, secondary metals are lead, copper and silver. The Zinkgruvan Mining AB plans a 20 % increase of processed ore until 2022. This article examines the…
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The Australian Mining Supply Sector: Market Characteristics and Entry Strategies
Australia‘s mining industry has reached the end of its super-boom period. Price collapses in the resource sector, caused by an oversupply on the world market and a decline in demand from China, have put an end to a capital-intensive investment phase that lasted more than ten years. The industry has…
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The Potential of Southern African Mining Countries
Africa’s growing importance for the global economy is clearly visible in the increasing activities of companies from around the world. Countries such as France and the US have long been heavily represented in Africa, while others such as China, India and Brazil have been increasing their presence for more than…
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Canada’s Natural Resource Potential and Recent Developments
“Innovation in Canada’s Mineral Development Model” was the theme of the 19th National Mining Week, which took place in Canada from May 11 to 15, 2015. The fact that a Mining Week is held demonstrates the important role mining plays in the lives of Canadians and the awareness for this…
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Current Issue 04_2015
Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report Glückauf) Editorial This latest edition of Mining Report Glückauf will again seek to look beyond the horizon line of previous papers and following on from the special theme of final repository mining that appeared in the June edition will now focus on overseas mining…
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Deep geological repositories in the UK: Current underground planning and competency requirements for waste packaging systems
Nuclear fission has been used for commercial electricity generation in the UK since 1956. This early (and world first) entry into the nuclear energy industry has created a huge challenge in the form of waste disposal and decommissioning, as many of the original facilities have left behind types of waste…
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Cigéo: the French deep geological repository for radioactive waste – excavation techniques and technologies tested in underground laboratory and forecasted for the future construction of the project
Cigéo is the French project for the repository of the high activity and intermediate long-lived radioactive waste. It will be situated at a depth of 500 m, in a clayish rock formation. An underground laboratory was built in the year 2000 and numerous tests are performed since 15 years, in…
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Disposal facility building also is mining engineering – Germany can tap into this expertise and planning potential
The conventional mining industry has a rich tradition and as mining is practised all over the world under a whole range of different conditions the industry has witnessed all kinds of technical developments aimed at controlling strata behaviour and winning the target mineral as efficiently as possible. The proposed use…
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