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Current issue 4/2019

Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report Glückauf) Editorial Fluctuating raw-material prices, high capital investments, long development times, the unique character of each area of deposits and the resulting uncertainty of the geological information they provide – these have always represented challenges for the mining industry. The depletion of older deposits…

Glückauf! 3/2019

Water plays a critical role in the mining industry and this will apply in the post-mining era just as much as it did during the production years. When a mine is in operation the main concern – for both underground and opencast workings – is to ensure that the mining…

Current issue 3/2019

Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report Glückauf) Editorial Water plays a critical role in the mining industry and this will apply in the post-mining era just as much as it did during the production years. When a mine is in operation the main concern – for both underground and opencast…

Glückauf! 2/2019

Germany’s economic upturn, which has been ongoing for some time now, is dependent on having a reliable and low-cost supply of raw materials. This applies equally to metal resources and to energy sources such as coal. The latest edition of Mining Report Glückauf will therefore focus on this theme and…

Glückauf! 1/2019

The 9th Regional Meeting of the Society of Mining Professors (SOMP), which was held in Bochum from 17th to 20th October 2018, was hosted by the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA). The event was opened jointly by the President of the THGA, Prof. Jürgen Kretschmann, and Peter Schrimpf, Chief Executive…

Current issue 1/2019

Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report Glückauf) Editorial The 9th Regional Meeting of the Society of Mining Professors (SOMP), which was held in Bochum from 17th to 20th October 2018, was hosted by the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA). The event was opened jointly by the President of the THGA,…

Greetings of the Gesamtverband Steinkohle

Dr. Jürgen-Johann Rupp Chairman of the Executive Board (President) of the German Coal ­Association (GVSt), Essen, and Member of the Executive Board of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen When the Board of the German Coal Association (GVSt) resolved in 2014 that the Association should take over the editorship of the technical journal…

Greetings of RAG Aktiengesellschaft

Peter Schrimpf Chairman of the Executive Board RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen A momentous chapter in Germany’s industrial past will finally be brought to a close in December of this year when coal mining finally comes to an end after a history dating back some 200 years. This will be a watershed…

Greetings of RAG-Stiftung

Bernd Tönjes Chairman of the Executive Board RAG-Stiftung, Essen The German coal mining industry, whose history goes back some 200 years, will cease to exist at the end of December 2018. But for the German coalfield communities this end also heralds a new beginning and the start of a new…

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