• The buildings of the IfG Leipzig - Südwerkbunker (left) and the Kauengebäude (right)

    The buildings of the IfG Leipzig - Südwerkbunker (left) and the Kauengebäude (right)

  • The rock mechanical laboratory of the IfG Leipzig

    The rock mechanical laboratory of the IfG Leipzig

  • Drilling cores of the Leine rock salt (Na3)

    Drilling cores of the Leine rock salt (Na3)

  • Dimensioning

    Dimensioning

  • Large-diameter borehole experiment in Springen

    Large-diameter borehole experiment in Springen

  • Modelling of a cavern

    Modelling of a cavern

  • Subsidence over a	cavitary field (modelling)

    Subsidence over a cavitary field (modelling)

Scientific competence

The scientific employees of the Institut für Gebirgsmechanik GmbH (Institute for Geomechanics) have at their command many years of experience and extensive expert knowledge in relation to:

 

  • mining of minerals and raw materials
  • leaching of potash and rock salt deposits
  • solution mining of potash and rock salt deposits
  • exploration, mining and storage of fossil fuels via bore holes
  • utilization of underground openings in the rock mass and reuse of mined cavities for storage, deposit and final dis-posal purposes
  • dimensioning of geotechnical barrier-constructions
  • safe and maintenance-free abandonment of mines and shafts
  • stability and application of above ground mining waste tip