IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

Issue 01-02/2022 “Never has there been so much to do”

Mining & Processing working group founded

On 4.11.2021, approx. 30 participants met for the inaugural session of the new Mining & Processing Working Group of the GKZ (Geocompetence Centre) Freiberg. “The linking of both topics corresponds to...

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Issue 04/2025

Mining 4.0

Dear readers,The use of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) in mining promises huge potential for improved efficiency, lower emissions, lower resource consumption, improved work safety,...

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Issue 10/2024

Mining and extraction

Dear readers, Canada is probably on many people‘s vacation bucket list. Unspoiled nature, vast landscapes, lots of snow in winter and a certain remoteness if you‘re not visiting one of the big cities...

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Issue 05/2013

Mining and processing of minerals

With the Wirtgen surface miners and Kleemann crushers and screens, the Wirtgen Group’s Mineral Technologies division offers a well-matched product range for mining and processing minerals....

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Issue 10/2015

Mining culture in the Erzgebirge

Hardly any other landscape in Germany has been shaped by ore mining like the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) in Saxony. This region has been ‘married’ to mining for more than 800 years. When,...

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Issue 01-02/2017

Mining equipment manufacturers have come out of recession

Germany’s mining equipment manufacturers have come out of recession. Following a decline in turnover of approx. 21 % down to 2.8 billion € this year, the sector foresees a stabilization of the...

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Issue 01-02/2023 Extraction of raw materials

Mining equipment secures Germany as a high-tech location

A new perspective on raw materials and their importance for the energy transition is indispensable for the success of the climate transition in Germany. Digitalisation and the reduction of bureaucracy...

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Issue 06/2012

Mining Giant chooses GeoVisionary

Vale is a global company headquartered in Brazil, but operating in 38 countries. Vale produces iron ore, pellets, nickel, fertilizers, copper, coal, cobalt, manganese and ferroalloys, as well as...

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Mining giant Rio Tinto also wants to grow aggressively in the lithium sector

Rio Tinto wants to grow by purchasing deposits and attractive projects in the lithium market. CEO Jakob Strausholm has now outlined the strategy of the billion-euro mining group. This could put the...

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Issue 10/2016

Mining in Brazil offers an array of opportunities

The mining sector in Brazil is not only an important raw materials supplier for German industry, it also offers companies ...

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