Position finding 1993 - comments on the situation of mining in Germany

The lecture delivered on the meeting of the Bavarian mining industry in Bad Reichenhall on October 15, 1993, is centered on the report on the actual situation of the individual branches of mining in Germany. This analysis of the situation of mining is to be seen in front of the background of the present discussion on the prospects of Germany as place of investments. The key question was raised viz. the question of the future of mining and the mining suppliers. The main conclusion reads: The mining industries need a clearly defined framework of conditions decided upon on political level and reliable enough for being a sound basis for long-term investment decisions. (orig.)