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Continuous Respirable Dust Monitoring with Localization
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) mandates the use of continuous personal dust monitors (PDM) in underground mines to verify compliance with mandatory respirable dust standards. Regulation 30 CFR §70.100 establishes a limit of 1.5 mg/m3 averaged over an eight hour working shift. Miners who work in dusty…
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Raw Material, Environmental and Climate Protection Issues Relating to the Coal Phase-Out
On 28th June 2022, representatives from various spheres of influence such as ministries, companies, universities and law firms gathered for a virtual, interdisciplinary conference on the topic of the coal phase-out. It served to shed light on the current situation and to discuss it critically. After the welcoming address by…
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Digital Media in Mining Education
Digital technologies are taking over university teaching and changing the ways in which academic knowledge is disseminated. At the Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering (MRE) of RWTH Aachen University, Aachen/Germany, the transfer of knowledge and principles of professional practice in mining is enriched by using innovative, digital communication media. Authors/Autoren:…
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Corona Pandemic and Teaching in Mining
With the beginning of the corona pandemic, contacts were restricted and events were banned. The teaching had to adapt. Online lectures replaced face-to-face events. The Institute for Mining and Special Civil Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg/Germany, was able to implement corresponding courses immediately and also found regulations for internships…
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Mine Water Rebound in the Former Hard Coal Mining Area of the Ruhr District – Hydrogeochemical Monitoring for a Sustainable, Ecological and Economical Feasible Post-Mining Approach
Mine water rebound including mine water management and water treatment are key perpetual tasks for the operating mine company RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, and associated foundation RAG-Stiftung, Essen/Germany, since hard coal mining in the Ruhr District ceased at the end of 2018. The scientific support of the mine water rebound process…
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Sustainable Raw Materials Production
Is the current Federal Mining Act sufficient to guarantee sustainable raw materials production – or does it need reforming to achieve this? The agreement signed by the parties that make up Germany’s “traffic-light coalition” seeks to align the Act more towards safeguarding sustainable raw materials extraction and maintaining environmental standards…
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The German Mining Network: International Mineral Resources Competence for German Companies
In times of increasing information density, breathtaking acceleration and international pressure to innovate, rapid access to information and business contacts can provide decisive competitive advantages. This is where the German Mining Network (GMN), which was launched in 2016, comes in. Its partners, offerings and operating principles are explained in this…
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The Natural Resources Sector in Transition: Paths to Sustainability
When we think of natural resources, most people think of coal, oil and gas, iron ore, copper and gold. Public perception is dominated by their importance in areas such as energy production, steel production and infrastructure – and traditionally, the commodities sector is associated primarily with the extraction of fossil…
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Hyperspectral Sensing to Boost AMD Monitoring in Post-Mining Scenery
The evolving hyperspectral sensors have become a big ally for a large range of applications in remote sensing for the monitoring of a variety of earth ecosystems and processes (natural and anthropogenic). The processes occurring within the mining life cycle are not an exception. Hyperspectral sensors have been widely used…
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Climate Change | Management and Monitoring of Soil and In Situ Sensor Data as the Key to Process Understanding
The decision to reconfigure and straighten the route of the Emscher river in 1902 was to herald the start of a dismal future for the waterway as the industrial age went on to reach its peak. While the Ruhr and Lippe became fresh water streams for the Ruhr valley, the…
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