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Mobile machines working underground – Safety requirements for traction batteries

Mining & Minerals Steering Committee Africa identifies Growth Markets

At 10.3 per cent of German export market share, Guinea recorded the highest increase in the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

Mining in Chile: remarkable Expomin 2025

Following a rather disappointing trade fair in 2023, the 2025 edition ensured great satisfaction among exhibitors.

THINK BIG! - Live at bauma 2025

For the fifth time, exhibitors and VDMA members presented themselves to young visitors and provided exciting insights into the various apprenticeships in the construction equipment industry.

Recognizing remarkable Talent

What an inspiring Mining & Minerals Hackathon Award Ceremony at bauma 2025.

Progress of Digitalization and Interoperability in Mining

How can digital technologies and interoperability make mining more efficient and sustainable?

Exporting to Asia: Challenges for Machine Manufacturers

What challenges do machine manufacturers face when exporting to Asia - and how does the VDMA provide support?

bauma 2025: the right Place at the right Time

bauma is coming to the right time. Uncertainties and volatility are affecting more than ever international trade and the general setup for the mining industry.

Mining in Europe: promoting public Acceptance

Mining was the focus of the bauma FORUM on 8 April 2025.

Research and Development for the Future of Mining

At bauma 2025, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Elisabeth Clausen, Head of the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies at RWTH Aachen University and Stephan Oehme spoke about research and technological developments for the future of mining.

Good Sales Opportunities for the Mining Industry in Central Asia

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan still have many good projects up their sleeves. Kazakhstan plans to expand its role in the global production of rare metals and earths.

Strengthening German Mining Machinery Presence in North America

Beyond the political noise, USA remains the largest market for German machinery export.

Steering Committee Latin America and MinExpo 2025 in Medellín

The economic outlook for the region remains good, although it appears that sales of mining equipment declined in 2024 compared to 2023.

Stable Situation in Mining with mixed Outlook for 2025

The economic situation for the mining industry as a whole remains stable at a good level.

Trade Fair Calendar 2025

Which trade fairs are coming up this year?

Technology Transfer and Cooperation in China

The VDMA Mining & Minerals delegation to China in March 2025 began its trip with a visit to the JINGANG Group in Jinan.

Interoperability live at bauma!

The VDMA Mining & Minerals OPC UA demonstrator at bauma 2025 - a fascinating example of how modern communication technologies can shape the future of mining.

Our Board of Directors

The Mining & Minerals Board of Directors is composed as follows:

Market expansion in Africa and Canada

VDMA Construction Equipment and VDMA Mining & Minerals leverage diplomatic linkages for market expansion.

Industry Meeting 2024: Raw Materials, Sustainability, Supply Chains

This year’s VDMA Industry Meeting Mining & Minerals on 21 November at Zeche Zollverein in Essen focused on current pressing issues such as securing raw materials, sustainability and the implementation of regulatory requirements.

The Mining Show MENA 2024 a great Success

For the first time, a German Pavilion was organised, which was prominently showcased with 19 exhibitors and met with great interest from trade fair visitors.

CIM Connect 2025: German Pavilion

CIM Connect 2025 offers three days of immersive learning and knowledge sharing, enhanced by professional development courses preceding the convention.

China Coal & Mining 2025: German Joint Company Stand

At China Coal & Mining, which will take place in Beijing from 28 to 31 October 2025, a private-sector joint stand will be organized without financial support from the federal government.

Ambassador calls on German Technology Suppliers to prioritize Zambia

Ambassador Chibesakunda's compelling message highlighted growing opportunities for German mining technology suppliers across Africa, with Zambia taking center stage.

Research and Technology: Future Innovations in Mining

Sustainability, technological progress and future prospects are just some of the topics that concern our industry.

Steering Committee Asia: China, Trade Fair Planning and New Markets

These were some of the topics discussed at the meeting of the Steering Committee Asia which took place at Zeche Zollverein before the Industry Meeting Mining & Minerals 2024.

VDMA Delegation to the Jadar Project in Serbia

Rio Tinto received a delegation of 14 member companies from VDMA Mining & Minerals from 25 to 27 November 2024. The Australian mining group is in the starting blocks to mine one of the world's largest lithium deposits.

Executive Board: Production in Germany increasingly difficult

Production conditions in Germany were the main topic of discussion at the Executive Board meeting on 21 November 2024 at Zollverein colliery.

Spotlight on Latin America

Activities in and around Latin America were the focus of the Construction-Equipment and Plant Engineering as well as Mining & Minerals trade associations in November and early December.

Merry Christmas 2024

We cordially invite you to watch our festive Christmas greetings from the Construction – Equipment and Plant Engineering and Mining & Minerals trade associations. Wishing you much joy!

VDMA Startup-Machine brings innovations to the big stages in 2025

2025 will be a highlight year for mechanical and plant engineering companies and startups. VDMA Startup-Machine connects young companies with established players in mechanical engineering at the leading industry events.

Startups bring digital innovations to the construction industry

More efficient project management, autonomous robots and AI-supported innovations for a sustainable construction industry.

Interview with Dr Marcus Wirtz, Chairman

In this interview, the Chairman of the Mining & Minerals Association answers the questions of which topics are of interest to the industry and how the VDMA supports its members.

Startup solutions point the way to a sustainable construction sector

bauma 2025 highlighted startups that are pioneering the transition to zero-emission and sustainable practices in the construction sector.

Startups drive sustainable change in mining

At bauma 2025, startups played a key role in the transformation of the mining industry towards greater efficiency, safety and sustainability.

Innovative drive concepts from startups drive the future

At bauma 2025, startups presented their innovative drive concepts tailored to the specific requirements of the construction industry.

Demand boosts Mining and Processing Technology

Declining production figures in Germany - Focus on lithium mining - Economic expectations for 2025 dampened.

Industry Meeting Mining & Minerals, 21 November 2024, Essen

Here you may find the information material of this year's Industry Meeting Mining & Minerals at Zollverein Colliery.

Mining and Metals Central Asia: high Interest by German Manufacturers

24 companies participated in the German Pavilion; that is about half of the companies that would have liked to take part, but were on the waiting list.

Exposibram 2024: great Success for German Exhibitors

The trade fair which took place in Belo Horizonte from 9 to 12 September reflected the positive mood in the Brazilian mining industry.

"Mechanical engineering is ready for sustainable mining"

The EU's planned lithium partnership with Serbia offers the opportunity to reconcile both raw material security in Europe and compliance with strict sustainability criteria.

Mining & Minerals - the new Way to conserve Resources

The processing of mineral raw materials is becoming increasingly important. The Mining Association has therefore been renamed Mining & Minerals.

Sustainable Technology for Mining - Delegation Trip to Chile

The delegation trip to Chile from 2 to 7 June 2024 by members of VDMA Mining aimed to underline the important role of mining technology manufacturers as enablers of sustainable and resource-conserving raw material extraction.

Shaping the Future of Mining through Collaboration and Innovation

VDMA Mining is driving collaborative innovation, and talent attraction with a view to futureproofing the mining industry.

Asia - Focus Country Saudi Arabia, IMME and sustainable Raw Materials

These were some of the topics discussed at the meeting of the VDMA Mining Steering Committee Asia, which met in Windhagen on 11 June 2024 at the invitation of Wirtgen GmbH.

Colombia - the fourth largest Economy in Latin America

In cooperation with the Association for Latin America (LAV) and ProColombia, VDMA Mining organized an information event on Colombia in Frankfurt.

Executive Board Meeting Mining - Strong Order Intake in first Quarter

This year's summer Executive Board Meeting took place on 29 May at the invitation of Maschinenfabrik Köppern GmbH & Co. KG. One of the items on the agenda was the renaming of the trade association to Mining & Minerals.

Mining Hackathon 2024 was again fruitful

The event, which was supported by the AMT of RWTH Aachen University and DMT, was an impressive experience for the participating students and the challengers, who were able to see what students are capable of in less than three days.

Mining in Saudi Arabia - we were on Site

VDMA Mining supported a market development trip to Saudi Arabia - the focus country of our Steering Committee Asia in 2024.

Steering Committee Research and Technology met in Bochum

What is the Cyber Resilience Act? What are the tasks of the CECE Mining in Brussels? What is the status of standardization in processing technology?

Business Initiation Trip to Canada was a great Success

Canada offers great potential for efficiency, digitalization and green mining. At the invitation of AHK Canada and with the support of MICA, nine mining suppliers were able to gain comprehensive insights of mining in Canada.

Brazilian construction sector is recovering

Imports of European construction machinery and mining equipment to Brazil grew by 13 per cent and 22 per cent respectively in 2023.

Ukraine Recovery Conference

Contagious solidarity and enthusiasm at the “Diaspora and Global Ukrainian Community - Strong Partners in the Recovery of Ukraine” in Berlin, 19-20.04.2024 - 61 billion euros from the USA and 500 million pounds from the UK soon for Ukraine.

The 2nd Rebuild Ukraine in Warsaw got off to a good start

At the 2nd Rebuild Ukraine, the joint German stand was the largest national pavilion with more than 51 exhibitors, including 12 members of the Trade Association Construction-Equipment and Plant Engineering in the VDMA.

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