German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) at the German Geological Survey (BGR)
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada PDAC
DERA-Presentation Room, Toronto, Canada, March 4th, 2014
Germany's role in the Mineral Resources Markets
Frank Eidam
German Mineral Resources Agency at the
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Berlin, Germany
Germany's role in the Mineral Resources Markets
Mineral Resource Situation Today
Domestic Production
of Mineral Resources
Import of
Mineral Resources
Export of
Mining Equipment
Export of
Mineral Resources
Education in
Geo- and Mining Science
Germany's role in the Mineral Resources Markets
Mineral Resource Situation – Global Figures
Export of Mining Equipment
Germany’s Exports (Total)
Market Share within top 10 about 14,5 % (2012)
B € 1,095 (2012)
B € 6.1 (2013)
Export of Mining Equipment (bn. €)
Export
2,78
B € 39.3 bn (2012)
Russia
0,79
0,70
0,37
B € 150.6 (2012)
USA
0,88
Mineral Resources
0,58
China
Lateinamerica
Australia
Other Countries
B € 21.6 (2012)
Domestic Production
Import
Requested for Industrial Production
Germany's role in the Mineral Resources Markets
“Big 5”-Commodities
Domestic Production of Mineral Resources
‘big 5’ representing 90 % of imports
60,0
50,0
40,0
30,0
20,0
10,0
0,0
Production (Mining) in Million Tons
Import of Mineral Resources
250,0
Natural Gas
Non-Ferrous
Metals
Precious Metals Iron and Steel
‘big 5’ representing about 98 %
of domestic production by mass
200,0
150,0
100,0
50,0
0,0
Crude Oil
Sand for
Construction and
Gravel
Natural Stone
Commodity
30.000
Value of Export in Mio. €
Value of Import in bn. €
70,0
Commodity
Export of Mineral Resources
25.000
20.000
15.000
10.000
5.000
0
Metallic Resources
Energy Resources
Class of Commodity
Lignite
Non-Metallic Resources
Limestone, Marl
and Dolomite
Halite
Germany's role in the Mineral Resources Markets
Education in Geo- and Mining Science
 Universities to study
TU Clausthal
TFA Bochum
• Mining
• Geo-Science
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4
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TU Freiberg
RWTH Aachen
Various Partnerships abroad
German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) at the German Geological Survey (BGR)
Thank you for your attention!
Frank Eidam
German Mineral Resources Agency at the
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Berlin, Germany