On 1st May 2025, Ivonne Arenz (Figure 1) took over as managing director of the Association for Mining, Geology and the Environment (VBGU), Berlin/Germany. She succeeded Olaf Alisch, who is now taking well-deserved retirement after almost 20 years of successful service to the VBGU. “Thanks to European regulations and in view of the global constraints, the topic of “domestic mining” ...
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On 8th August 2023, the German Mining, Geology and Environment Association (VBGU), Berlin/Germany, an employers’ association that has been dedicated to constructive dialogue in mining and raw materials extraction in Germany for over 30 years, appointed its previous Vice President Jens-Peter Lux, Managing Director of DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Essen/Germany, as President and Michael Paul, Technical Managing Director of ...
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On 29th July 2022, the presidents of the industry association Branchenverband Steinkohle und Nachbergbau e. V. (bsn), Essen/Germany, and the Association of Mining, Geology and Environment (VBGU), Berlin/Germany, sealed the closer cooperation between their associations by signing a cooperation agreement (Figure 1). The two associations will more closely coordinate the representation of interests for mining companies and those no longer engaged ...
Read More »The industry association Branchenverband Steinkohle und Nachbergbau e. V. (bsn), Essen/Germany, and the Association of Mining, Geology and Environment (VBGU), Berlin/Germany, have come to agreement on the occasion of the DMT MiningForum in May 2022 in Berlin to cooperate more closely with each other in future. Details will be set in the coming weeks, and a resolution concerning the decision will ...
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