Alternative fuels—a new field for mine surveying

来源期刊：中国有色金属学报(英文版)2005年第z1期

论文作者：A. Preuβe C. Herzog

文章页码：281 - 285

Key words：mine surveying； mineral resources management； renewable energies； geothermal energy； methane

Abstract: Due to the public’s increased interest in renewable energies and the “Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz” (EEG) from February 2000, geothermal energy and other alternative or renewable energies gain more and more importance. As far as Germany is concerned, geothermal energy and coal bed/mine methane are considered as mineral resources according to the German mining law. This demands the participation of mine surveyors/mineral resources managers from the planning to the production stage and even beyond it. The main tasks that have to be fulfilled are, among others, applications for exploration and production licences as well as the evaluation of the resource’s potential. This paper indicates the tasks of mine surveyors/mineral resources managers in the wide area of the renewable energies in Germany, especially concerning the use of geothermal energy and methane.