Mine water, risk management, monitoring – when mining ends, it leaves behind a variety of tasks. How to deal with them responsibly was the focus of the 21st Altbergbaukolloquium from 9th to 10th November 2023 on the grounds of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein in Essen/Germany. Around 500 experts from all over Germany came together at the site, ...
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Drone pilot Bodo Bernsdorf sees the world through different eyes. When he lets his special copter soar high above the grounds of the Zollverein coking plant in Essen/Germany, he not only encounters the chimneys and pipelines at flying height – he also finds damaged areas that are not even visible to the naked eye (Figure 1). The drone’s high-resolution images ...
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At the Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) at TH Georg Agricola University (THGA), Bochum/Germany, Julia Tiganj (Figure 1) is studying the socio-economic aspects of post-mining. In times of raw material scarcity and the energy transition, the economics researcher’s attention is especially drawn to China. Will the world’s second-largest economy manage the transition to renewable energy? What are the greatest challenges ...
Read More »Our underground is on the move. However, the shocks are often so small and spatially restricted that they are only detectable for very sensitive sensors. Even where mining was once conducted and people interfered with the natural geology and deposits, it may subsequently cause microseismic shocks. Paloma Primo, scientist at the Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) at the TH Georg ...
Read More »Save the date: Bereits zum sechsten Mal veranstalten die Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA) und die Bezirksregierung Arnsberg ihre gemeinsame Fachtagung. Thema diesmal: „Grubenwasser – analog gedacht, digital diskutiert!“ Dazu treffen sich die Expertinnen und Experten dieses Mal ausschließlich online! Wie gelingt ein verantwortungsvoller Umgang mit den Folgen des Bergbaus? Und welche Perspektiven bietet die Nachbergbau-Ära für Mensch und Umwelt? ...
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The history of mining is long – but the history of post-mining will be much longer. For five years now the Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) at the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA) in Bochum/Germany has been attending to the issues that emerge as mining activity ceases. As the world’s first institution, it takes a comprehensive look at the post-mining ...
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