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ZauBer â Materials of the Future from Old Mines
The challenges posed by the many geopolitical upheavals of the last years, as well as the need to find new ways of extracting raw materials and securing the raw material base for domestic industry, have long remained without any significant echo in Europe. Deep-rooted in relevant speeches and discussions is…
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Prototype Tests for the Treatment of Geothermal Waters for Raw Material Extraction and Freshwater Production
Geothermal fluids are a proven resource for sustainable baseload energy worldwide. Recently the fluids circulated in large volume streams in geothermal power plants have also come into focus for the potential of raw material extraction, such as Lithium. Geothermal fluids are the product of high-temperature and high-pressure water-rock interaction. This…
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Wind Power for the Transition at Coal Sites â Prospects and Problems
Wind power is one of the politically prioritised options for the energy transition to climate neutrality at coal sites, although the use of âCarbon Capture and Storageâ (CCS) technology during coal-burning operations is also a possible method for the reduction of CO2Â emissions. Wind power is undergoing impressive technological and economic…
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International Efforts for the Abatement of Methane Emissions in the Energy Sector
The abatement of greenhouse gas emissions has long been a focal point of international climate policy as an important aspect in achieving or as the direct topic of climate targets. As a greenhouse gas with a relatively short life time in the atmosphere and strong global warming potential compared to…
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Tactical Medical Mining Rescue â Guideline-based Tactical Emergency Medicine for Mine Rescue Teams and Rescue Organizations in Remote Areas
In mining and remote areas of resource industry, there has been a development towards lacking emergency medical first aid response, that creates a potential disadvantage for patients after work accidents and other medical emergencies compared to standard population. This is due to structural changes in mine rescue brigade coverage caused…
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Environmental Pressures of Current Mining in Germany: a Critical Comment
Mines interfere with the environment. However, active mining in Germany in its various forms causes only small overall environmental pressures, based on data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, due to its limited land use, waste production, water extraction as well as particulate matter and greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore,…
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ELMAR: Research on Electric-Autonomous Transportation and the Implications for Mine Design and Energy Management
The ELMAR research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK), aims to integrate and demonstrate electric and autonomous transport vehicles in raw material extraction operations. This will be done with special consideration of maintaining process reliability and ensuring electrical supply security, as well as…
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Abandoned Mine Workings in Western USA â Legal, Organisational and Technical Challenges
There is an old saying that âmining is not a one-man operationâ. This is borne out by the ongoing dialogue that is needed across the disciplines to manage the environmental issues associated with the mining life cycle at a local and wider level. Given the global nature of the mining…
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Planning for Mining Requirements
Mining law is explicitly linked to spatial planning law in section 48(2) second sentence BBergG (BBergG â Federal Mining Act), and the latter is of major significance for operating plan approvals under mining law. The INSTRO reform report calls for greater consideration of spatial planning concerns â rightly so? This…
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Low Carbon â High Damage? Renewable Energies and Rare Earth Elements
Achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C will require massive investment in renewable energy. The transition to a decarbonized energy system will lead to a huge increase in demand for minerals, especially metals, rare earth elements (REE) and lithium, making the…
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