{"id":5415,"date":"2017-06-16T15:47:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T13:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/?page_id=5415"},"modified":"2017-08-18T16:46:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T14:46:46","slug":"gluck-auf-3-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/gluck-auf-3-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Gl\u00fcck auf! 3\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"one_third tie-columns\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/titel_ausgabe_03_2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5412 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/titel_ausgabe_03_2017-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/titel_ausgabe_03_2017-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/titel_ausgabe_03_2017-600x833.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/titel_ausgabe_03_2017.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"two_third tie-columns last\">\n<blockquote><p>The main focus of this issue of Mining Report Gl\u00fcckauf is once again on the legacy that the mining industry is leaving behind when it finally closes, and how this can be dealt with in a responsible way.<\/p>\n<p>When a mine is closed the production phase will be followed by the decommissioning phase, when the mine is cleared of its equipment and the shafts are filled in. Only then can the post-mining era really begin. For the companies involved this step into the post-mining world will bring major, fundamental changes. Accepting permanent and sustainable responsibility for the legacies of the mining industry will therefore mean helping the affected businesses to accept a new set of structures that are adapted to meet the challenges of the future. This applies both to the company -organisation as well as to the introduction of appropriate risk-management and monitoring systems.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/current-issue-3-2017\/\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>With my best regards \/\/ Mit freundlichem Gl\u00fcckauf<br \/>\nDipl.-Ing. Andreas-Peter Sitte<br \/>\nChief Editor Mining Report Gl\u00fcckauf, Herne<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<div id=\"su_carousel_6a8beb562e982\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-no su-carousel-responsive-yes\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"1800\" data-speed=\"400\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"3\" data-scroll=\"3\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/logo_abel.jpg\" alt=\"logo_abel\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/internet-adresses-glance\/\" title=\"logo_becker_hueser\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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title=\"logo_vonscheven\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/logo_vonscheven.jpg\" alt=\"logo_vonscheven\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\nISSUE 03\/2017<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>The End of the German Coal Mining Industry and RAG\u2019s Transition to the Post-Mining Era<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">T<\/span>he cessation of coal production at Herne-based RAG\u2019s last two collieries at the end of 2018 will mark the end of several hundred years of mining in the Ruhr, Saar and Ibbenb\u00fcren coalfields in Germany. The end of the production period will immediately be followed by a decommissioning phase during which the current underground workings will have to be evacuated of their equipment and the disused shafts safely filled-in. Only then can the post-mining era really begin. For the companies involved this step into the post-mining world will bring major, fundamental changes. Accepting permanent and sustainable responsibility for the legacies of the mining industry will therefore mean helping the affected businesses to accept a new set of structures that are adapted to meet the challenges of the future. This applies both to the company organisation as well as to the introduction of appropriate risk-management and monitoring systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Hager, Dipl.-Ing Frank Wollnik, Service Division On-site and Geo Services, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Herne\/Germany<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/end-german-coal-mining-industry-rags-transition-post-mining-era\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>We Can Do Transformation in this Region \u2013 Interview with Prof. Hans-Peter Noll<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<figure id=\"attachment_5364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5364\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/RAG_KreativQuartier_Lohberg_Stachelhaus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5364\" src=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/RAG_KreativQuartier_Lohberg_Stachelhaus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/RAG_KreativQuartier_Lohberg_Stachelhaus.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/RAG_KreativQuartier_Lohberg_Stachelhaus-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/RAG_KreativQuartier_Lohberg_Stachelhaus-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/RAG_KreativQuartier_Lohberg_Stachelhaus-1024x391.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/RAG_KreativQuartier_Lohberg_Stachelhaus-600x229.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kreativ.Quartier Lohberg. Photo\/Foto: Thomas Stachelhaus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">S<\/span>For some 40 years Essen-based RAG Montan Immobilien has been helping shape structural change in North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland by way of future-oriented and sustainable development projects. Based on former mining land these initiatives range from sports centres, business parks and logistics sites through to smart, liveable urban quarters. RAG Montan Immobilien is currently responsible for around 9,400\u00a0ha of RAG property that is no longer being used by the mining industry. Some 1,500 ha of this land is now being put to good use in the form of some 77 individual development projects in North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland. In the following interview Prof. Hans-Peter Noll, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RAG Montan Immobilien, presents some examples from the company\u2019s successful development portfolio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Andreas-Peter Sitte, chief editor of Mining Report Gl\u00fcckauf, Frank Schwarz, deputy press officer at RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/can-transformation-region-interview-prof-hans-peter-noll\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>Meeting Technical, Ecological, and Social Challenges in the Decommissioning of Potash Mines in Eastern Germany<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<figure id=\"attachment_5353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5353\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Potash_Decommissioning_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5353\" src=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Potash_Decommissioning_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Potash_Decommissioning_01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Potash_Decommissioning_01-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Potash_Decommissioning_01-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Potash_Decommissioning_01-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Potash_Decommissioning_01-600x377.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 1. Mining regions in the German accession states in 1990. \/\/ Bild 1. Bergbaustandorte neue Bundesl\u00e4nder um 1990.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">W<\/span>ith annual production of almost 3.5 mt of K<sub>2<\/sub>O, former East Germany (GDR) was the third-largest producer of potassium, ranking behind only the Soviet Union and Canada. More than 80\u2009% of production was intended for export, to obtain urgently required hard currency. For this reason, beginning in the 1970s, East Germany also began mining of otherwise unprofitable hard-salt deposits and geomechanically problematic carnallitite fields. In the course of increasing concentration of available mining resources on maximizing production, moreover, the backfilling of mined-out cavities, necessary over the long run, was increasingly neglected. An additional development was the increasingly smaller dimensioning of the pillars used for supports in the mined fields, as well increasingly long spans between supports in the mined-out cavities. The purpose here was to further reduce the specific expense of mining. All these developments led to a critical increase in geomechanical risks in the underground workings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Zschiedrich, CEO, and Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Pietsch, LMBV mbH, Senftenberg\/Germany, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mahmut Kuyumcu, TU Bergakademie Freiberg\/Germany, former CEO of LMBV mbH and GVV<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/meeting-technical-ecological-social-challenges-decommissioning-potash-mines-eastern-germany\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>Progress Report on the Wismut Decommissioning Project at the Flooded K\u00f6nigstein Uranium Mine<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">P<\/span>rospecting for uranium began in the Upper Cretaceous sandstones of the Elbe river valley southeast of Dresden in 1961. Systematic mine operations commenced 1964. As a response to low and decreasing ore grades alternatives to conventional mining were precociously searched for. Development of in-situ leaching technology started at the end of the sixties leading to a changed exploitation method using sulphuric acid. Uranium mining (exploitation) was terminated at 31st December 1990. Accompanying to the physical underground remediation operation including closure of mine workings and removal of technical equipment and installations comprehensive R&amp;D-Efforts were carried out for preparation of the mine flooding. Flooding of mine section\u00a0I \u2013 up to 140 m a.s.l. \u2013 started January 2001. Since January 2013, the water level is maintained in the flooded mine at 139.5\u00a0m a.s.l. by continuous pumping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Ulf Jenk, Dipl.-Ing. Carsten Wedekind, Wismut GmbH, Chemnitz<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/progress-report-wismut-decommissioning-project-flooded-konigstein-uranium-mine\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>Innovative Monitoring Measures in the Phase of Post-Mining<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<figure id=\"attachment_5314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5314\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/THGA_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5314\" src=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/THGA_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/THGA_01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/THGA_01-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/THGA_01-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/THGA_01-600x463.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 1. Action fields connected to post-mining. \/\/ Bild 1. Herausforderungen im Nachbergbau. Source\/Quelle: THGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">M<\/span>ining activities often influence huge areas which can only be observed efficiently with remote sensing methods. Recently the European Programme of Earth Observation Copernicus began to offer the opportunity to pursue this monitoring with innovative attempts in the production phase as well as in the post-mining phase. The combination of spatial data gained from satellite-supported sensors allows a precise verification of mining-induced environmental impacts with high resolution in time and space. This paper describes early experiences with innovative monitoring measures and discusses the perspectives of a sustainable mining process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors: <\/strong>Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Goerke-Mallet und Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christian Melchers, Forschungszentrum Nachbergbau, Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA), Bochum, Dr. rer. nat. Andreas M\u00fcterthies, EFTAS Fernerkundung Technologietransfer GmbH, M\u00fcnster<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/innovative-monitoring-measures-phase-post-mining\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>Occupational Safety as Central Element of a Modern Open Pit Planning Project<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">T<\/span>his article calls for a better consideration as well as integration of health and safety issues into all parts of the surface mining industry and points out the strong affiliation of occupational safety and modern mine planning projects. By the example of four major occupational safety issues \u2013 slope stability, bench width and height, planning of driveways and ramps, schedule of mining\u00a0\u2013\u00a0the strong existing link between operational safety and planning aspects in open pit mines will be pointed out. The efficiency of a modern integrated reservoir management can be increased significantly in the earlier planning phases by considering and including the requirements of operational safety management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors: <\/strong>Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Fuchs, M.Sc., advisor\/referent of BG RCI and owner-manager FUMINCO GmbH, Aachen\/Germany<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/occupational-safety-central-element-modern-open-pit-planning-project\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>Mixing Technology in Mining Applications: Make the Mixer Match<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">I<\/span>t is often necessary to stabilize the backfill material in mining applications. The spectrum can range from stabilizing powdery materials with particle sizes of a few tenths of a millimeter, to mixing filter cake with lumps larger than a human fist, to dry processing or to manufacturing nearly liquid sludges. Mixers that cost-effectively process large quantities of materials into homo-genous mixtures are also used to moisten materials, such as fly ash, for transportation purposes to minimize dust emissions and for safe disposal. There are many different types of mixers to cover this wide range of applications. The task is to select the right mixer for the various applications, meaning a system that is suitable both in terms of the homogeneity of the mixture and the mixer\u2019s performance. This article is intended to act as a guide in this selection process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:\u00a0<\/strong>Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Berens, Sales Manager Industrial Mixing Solutions, BHS-Sonthofen GmbH, Sonthofen\/Germany<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/mixing-technology-mining-applications-make-mixer-match\" class=\"shortc-button small white\">Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h3>Energy Source Uranium \u2013 Resources, Production and Adequacy<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<figure id=\"attachment_5219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5219\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/energy_source_uranium_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5219\" src=\"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/energy_source_uranium_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/energy_source_uranium_01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/energy_source_uranium_01-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/energy_source_uranium_01-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/energy_source_uranium_01-1024x524.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/energy_source_uranium_01-600x307.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 1. World Nuclear Power Reactors (2, 3). \/\/ Bild 1. Nutzung von Kernenergie weltweit (2, 3).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">G<\/span>ermany is one of the first developed industrialized countries that is leaving the peaceful use of nuclear energy. It is important to note that other industrialized countries, such as Austria and Australia, did not start and Italy confirmed its exit after Fukushima (Figure 1). In addition to the risk technology \u201cnuclear power\u201d, two other factors have been and are still being argued against the use of nuclear energy; the lack of long-term disposal facilities, in particular for the spent nuclear fuels and the waste from the reprocessing process, as well as the lack of resource security for the nuclear fuel uranium (thorium). In this article the second question is to be considered which focuses the resource security for the energy raw material uranium. 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