Tag Archives: RAG Aktiengesellschaft

RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, has initiated a pilot study on the possible exposure of miners to PCB. The impetus for the study was the question as to whether exposure that took place many years ago, i.e. resulting from the use of liquids containing PCB in mining until the 1980s, can be reliably detected in the blood. A new detection method was ...

At the start of this year, Michael Göge, who until the end of 2018 had been Manager of the Mining division at the Prosper-Haniel mine of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, began his new role in the company’s Technical and Logistics Services division at the Pluto site in Herne. As Operational Director, he will be responsible for mine water drainage during the ...

Landschaftsagentur Plus GmbH, Datteln/Germany, has undertaken its first grazing project on behalf of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen and RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH, Essen, in Saarland. An Aubrac herd (Figure 1) has been introduced as part of the remediation of the former Saarland refinery site in Völklingen and the Lydia tip in Quierschied. To counteract the intrusion into nature and the landscape in ...

Since 1st July 2018, Erich Kometz has been the new head of the Central Division of Communication and Sustainability at the RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany. In this role, he succeeds Prof. Eberhard Schmitt. Christoph Beike is also deputy to Kometz in addition to his role as Head of Public Affairs. Stefanie Kurkamp will replace Kometz as the Head of the Internal ...

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, miners!”) event (Figure 1). Those who are interested are invited ...

Since 1st July 2018, Erich Kometz has been the new head of the Central Division of Communication and Sustainability at the RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany. In this role, he succeeds Prof. Eberhard Schmitt. Christoph Beike is also deputy to Kometz in addition to his role as Head of Public Affairs. Stefanie Kurkamp will replace Kometz as the Head of the Internal ...

In the summer of 2018, Prof. Martin Junker will be leaving RAG AG in Essen/Germany. As of May 2018, Manfred Müller has been appointed Managing Director of RAG Mining Solutions, while also upholding his managerial duties at RAG Verkauf GmbH.

In recent times, false and misleading information has been circulating regarding the possibility of subsidence damage occurring during the planned rise of mine water levels in the Saarland. As things currently stand, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, does not expect the proposed raising of the mine water levels to 320 m below sea level to cause damage through heave. Accompanying reports also ...

With the last of Germany’s coal mines due to close in December 2018, the training programmes at the Prosper-Haniel and Ibbenbüren mines are also drawing to an end. In Bottrop, 58 trainees gathered together on 8th February this year to receive their skilled worker’s certificates at their official graduation event (Figure 1). Prior to this, the final 44 trainees at ...