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