Yearbook of Sustainable Smart Mining and Energy 2022

Prof. Dr. Walter Frenz studied law at the universities of Würzburg, Caen (Maîtrise en Droit public) and Munich; 1st and 2nd state examinations, doctorate in 1991. Since 1997, he has been a university professor at RWTH Aachen University, where he is head of the teaching and research area of mining, environmental and European law. Prof. Dr. Axel Preusse studied mine surveying at Technical University of Clausthal, at Technical University of Berlin and at Liaoning Technical University/PRC; 2nd state examination at Mining Authority NRW, doctorate in 1990. Since 1997 he holds the Chair of the Institute for Mine Surveying, Mining Subsidence Engineering and Geophysics in Mining at RWTH Aachen University. At present he is Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering.

• Thermodynamics,conservation, and transformation: a conceptual model of sustainability in the mining industry.- A Case Study on the Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources on the Piampaludo Titanium Deposits.- A Sustainability Approach to Optimize the Closure of Continuous Surface Lignite Mines.- Lifecycle of Mine Water.- The German Federal Constitutional Court’s climate-decision and consequences for raw materials supply.- Climate change and the extraterritorial reach of the state duty to protect.- Corporate Climate Liability Clean Energy Transition in Africa's Mining Sector: A Rapid Reflection.- Ventilation on Demand in Brazilian underground mines: current situation and perspectives .-Sustainable activities assessment through Conceptual Sieving method: Case studies in Colombian mining.- The Mongolian Raw Materials Industry.- The importance of Sustainability Criteria for the Professional Education of Geo-engineers and the Role of Academic Institutions.