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Yearbook of Sustainable Smart Mining and Energy 2021

Technical, Economic and Legal Framework

  • Combination of the topics sustainability, mining and energy provides a good overview of current trends in this field

  • Contains interesting insights into smart mining such as approaches to underground navigation and localization

  • The topic of smart mining and sustainability is presented from both a technical and legal perspective

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Industry 4.0 in Mining

    • Walter Frenz
    Pages 13-22
  3. Mine Sustainability in Mining Understood as a Process of Transformation

    • Gustavo Aristizabal H., Jeison Alejandro Delgado Jimenez, Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena
    Pages 23-35
  4. Sustainable Smart Mining: Safe, Economical, Environmental Friendly, Digital

    • Peter v. Hartlieb-Wallthor, Roland Hecken, Sebastian-F. Kowitz, Michael Suciu, Manfred Ziegler
    Pages 37-79
  5. China Power: Status Energy, Economy, Environment

    • Peter v. Hartlieb-Wallthor
    Pages 99-118
  6. Roof Crack Detection & Face Material Characterization Via Thermal Imaging

    • Tobias Wendel-Eichholz, Ralph Baltes, Tobias Mathiak, Thomas Andreßen, Elisabeth Clausen
    Pages 163-177
  7. Blue Nodules: Use of Acoustic Emission Technology for an Inline Characterisation of Hydraulic Material Streams

    • Sunny Schoone, Tobias Vraetz, Ralph Baltes, Elisabeth Clausen
    Pages 213-227
  8. Blue Mining

    • Oliver Langefeld, Angela Binder
    Pages 229-243
  9. Prediction of Mining-Induced Surface Subsidence and Uplifts in Germany

    • Anton Sroka, Axel Preuße, Heinz-Jürgen Kateloe
    Pages 259-282
  10. Yearbook Energy2020: Economy 4.0—Aspects of a Future Energy System

    • Frank-Michael Baumann, Eckehard Büscher, Stefan Rabe, Georg Unger
    Pages 283-317

About this book


This book is at the center of the UN goals of combining environment and economic development with new technologies.
First, sustainability in mining is defined as a process of transformation. This is followed by an outlook on the aspects of safety, economy, environmental impact and digital transformation. The book includes a discussion of new aspects such as the problem of liability for mining damages regarding climate change in Peru. Specific technical issues in smart mining are covered as well, such as underground localization systems based on ultra-wide band radio and inertial navigation, or the use of thermal imaging for roof crack detection. In addition, the characterization of material flows, subsurface hydrogen-storage systems and the prediction of mining induced subsidence and uplift are dealt with.
The Sustainable Smart Mining and Energy Yearbook is not only aimed at researchers professionals, but at all who want to get an overview of the important technical and legal topics in this field.​

Keywords

  • Sustainability
  • Smart Mining
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Digitalization
  • Mining Education
  • Environmental Impact

Editors and Affiliations

  • Unit for Mining, Environmental and European Law, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Walter Frenz

  • Institute for Mine Surveying, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Axel Preuße

About the editors

Professor Dr. Walter Frenz is Director of the Unit for Mining, Environmental and European Law at RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Professor Dr.-Ing. Axel Preuße is Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering and Director at the Institute for Mine Surveying at RWTH Aachen University, Germany

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eBook USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-84315-1
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
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  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
Hardcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)