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Since 9 October 2025, 12 out of 17 rare earth (RE) elements are subject to Chinese export control.

The 16th plenary meeting of ISO/TC 82 "Mining" took place in Shanghai from 22 to 26 September 2025 - a significant event for international cooperation in the field of mining standardization.

Every year, Mining Indonesia in Jakarta is a central meeting place for the international mining industry - and 2025 was no exception.

The International Conference on High-Performance Mining (HPM) 2025 at the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT) at RWTH Aachen University was once again an inspiring meeting place for the mining community this year.

On 22 September 2025, the International Science and Education Forum "The Caspian Region at the Intersection of Epochs and Cultures: Challenges and Perspectives of the Sustainable Development Paradigm" took place in Aktau/Kazakhstan.

MINING AND METALS CENTRAL ASIA 2025 in Almaty celebrated its 30th anniversary and is considered the most important international trade fair for the mining and metals industry in Central Asia.

From 22 to 26 September 2025, the German Pavilion initiated by us took place at PERUMIN in Arequipa. Excellent visitor numbers and quality testify to the dynamic mood in the Peruvian mining industry.

Mobile machines working underground – Safety requirements for traction batteries

Which trade fairs are coming up in 2026?

Global sales of mining and processing technology remained stable at a high level in 2024, with a slight decline of 1.2% compared to 2023. Nevertheless, there were some changes within the most important supply regions.

AHK Colombia is organizing a German Pavilion at MinExpo (15/16 April 2026) - the most important industry event for the mining industry in Colombia. VDMA Mining & Minerals supports this project.

Register now for the German Pavilion: Exponor 2026 is one of the most important mining and energy trade fairs in Latin America and will take place from 8 to 11 June 2026 in Antofagasta, in northern Chile.

The positive experience with the annual focus country and the successful contributions from market participants, the AHKs and local associations provide the basis for this.

British Columbia is home to 1,100 mining companies, 16 operating mines and 16 of Canada's 31 critical raw materials. This makes Canada a strategically important partner for Europe's raw material supply.

On 11 July 2025, the summer meeting of the Executive Board took place at Herrenknecht AG in Schwanau.

Strong participation and new priorities/Mega event with over 6,000 participants.

The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) is using a mobile demonstrator on a model scale to bring the advantages and functionality of OPC UA as a framework for industrial interoperability closer to its own operating personnel.

On 4 June 2025, Haver & Boecker Latinoamericana in São Paulo hosted the Brazil Management Meeting of the Construction-Equipment and Plant Engineering and Mining & Minerals Trade Associations organized by VDMA Brazil.

On 17 June 2025, the meeting of the Steering Committee Asia took place at Wirtgen GmbH in Windhagen and was a major networking event. Various important topics were discussed.

bauma 2025 amplified industry trends toward sustainable, smarter, and safer operations.

Our events at a glance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Which trade fairs are coming up this year?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Exclusively for our members: the March issue of the India Report.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Here you will find events at mining universities.

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.

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

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

The use of lithium-ion batteries in underground mining was an important topic at the plenary meeting of ISO/TC 82 "Mining" in Seoul (Korea) in October 2024.

The world’s largest mining exhibition, MINExpo 2024, concluded on a high note, drawing an impressive 45,000 attendees.

As part of the federal government's market development program, a delegation trip to Argentina took place from 7 to 11 October 2024. The focus was on the extraction and processing of lithium.

The customers of the VDMA Mining & Minerals members are located on all 5 continents. Accordingly, we offer regular forums in steering committees to exchange information on the development of the markets there.

We cooperate with the leading German mining faculties.

The VDMA Mining & Minerals Steering Committee Research and Technology is the meeting place for designers and developers from our member companies.

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

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.

On 17 May 2023, the Brazil Management Meeting of the Construction and Mining trade associations took place in Sao Paulo.

Centralized survey will kick off after Easter holidays. Participation enables benchmarking against the mechanical engineering sector and will allow for a sub-sector view.

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.

Digitalization and automation in mining require a language for data exchange. Manufacturers, operators, universities and the OPC Foundation have formed a working group to develop this language.

Together with partner banks and the local German Chambers of Commerce, DEG is offering "German Desks". The service is available for SME German companies and their local trading partners. The particular needs of German firms and their local partners are handled at the office by a bank employee who operates in both languages and cultures.

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