General
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Glückauf! 6/2018
At the end of December 2018 Germany’s last two remaining coal mines, namely Prosper-Haniel colliery in the Ruhr district and Ibbenbüren colliery further north in Münsterland, will close down forever in line with government policy. This will mark the final chapter in an industrial history dating back more than 200…
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Current issue 6/2018
Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report Glückauf) Editorial At the end of December 2018 Germany’s last two remaining coal mines, namely Prosper-Haniel colliery in the Ruhr district and Ibbenbüren colliery further north in Münsterland, will close down forever in line with government policy. This will mark the final chapter in…
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Innovation that stands out
The manual assembly press for the belt fasteners in the XP series has been awarded the European Product Design Award (Figure 1). Flexco won over the jury in the Professional Industrial Machines category. The European Product Design Award (ED Award) is awarded every year to European designers for excellent work on…
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GVSt
With effect from 24th May 2018, Jürgen-Johann Rupp, Member of the Board at RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, was elected as the new President of the Gesamt-verband Steinkohle e. V., Essen/Germany. He replaces Bernd Tönjes, the new Chairman of the Board at RAG-Stiftung Essen/Germany, who stepped down from both the GVSt and…
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Glückauf! 5/2018
In Germany the process of training mining engineers has seen a number of significant transformations and developments over the course of the last ten years. This can be attributed both to a change in the overall conditions and requirements imposed by industry, science and society and to the introduction of…
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Current issue 5/2018
Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report Glückauf) Editorial In Germany the process of training mining engineers has seen a number of significant transformations and developments over the course of the last ten years. This can be attributed both to a change in the overall conditions and requirements imposed by industry,…
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„Danke Kumpel!“
On 3rd November 2018, citizens, active and former miners and their families, mining clubs and local groups of the IG BCE trade union can say farewell to the German coal mining industry at five different RAG locations in the Ruhr region and Ibbenbüren as part of the “Danke Kumpel!” (“Thanks,…
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German mining equipment manufacturers with a 10 % increase in turnover in the first half of 2018
Mining equipment manufacturers in Germany have succeeded in increasing their turnover for the first time since the economic and financial crisis. Compared to the same period of the previous year, revenues rose by 10 % in the first six months of 2018, while incoming orders saw an increase of 17 %. “There…
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Glückauf! 4/2018
It is hard to imagine how the deep mining industry would function without access to the construction materials that are so essential for stabilising underground cavities. The formulation chosen for these products will differ significantly from one project to another according to the required setting properties and strength development. Given…
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Current issue 4/2018
Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report Glückauf) Editorial It is hard to imagine how the deep mining industry would function without access to the construction materials that are so essential for stabilising underground cavities. The formulation chosen for these products will differ significantly from one project to another according to…
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