Highlights at HILLHEAD 2024

The polar region north of the Arctic Circle has sparked renewed interest among mining companies, as it holds so-called “world class” deposits of diamonds, gold and base metals. The problems and prospects there are described in this report on the basis of numerous projects. High standards have to be applied in these projects...

Around 100 experts from business, research and politics met for the 10th Saxon Raw Material Day in Dresden on May 25, 2016 in a conference ...

Summary: Large quantities of the tantalum extracted worldwide come from small-scale mining enterprises – sometimes from illegal mining with devastating consequences for humans and nature in the...

Modern society is heavily reliant on metals and minerals and the demand is growing, driven by a combination of global trends. The rising urbanization and higher living standards are pushing up the...

Renowned speakers will be sharing know-how from research projects, updates on the latest technical developments and innovative ideas for the future of the industry in a total of 47 presentations....

For the 14th time, DMT is inviting members of the mining and natural resources sector to exchange knowledge and experience. The MiningForum, which has been hosted every two years since it began in...

Under the heading “Saxony – a location analysis”, the Geocompetence Centre Freiberg Regd. (GKZ) had issued invitations to Dresden for a regional kick-off meeting for the MIREU network on 1 March 2018....

Quarry Manufacturing & Supplies’ (QMS) long standing Romanian partner Mirfo SRL has recently completed the installation of a 1000 t/h aggregate plant in Arad County/Romania. An array of crushing,...

Dipl.-Kfm. Franz-Bernd Köster, member of the managerial committee of the Federal Mineral Resources Association (MIRO), of Cologne, had the pleasure of welcoming more than 400 participants to the 4th...

Since January 2018, matters of interest to the aggregates industry have been brought more closely to federal politics: The Bundesverband Mineralische Rohstoffe, MIRO, (Federal Mineral Resources...