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Coal mining waste dumps as secondary deposits – examples from the Upper Silesian Coal Basin and the Lublin Coal Basin
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2014) Gawor, Łukasz
Polish coal mining industry generates approximately 30 million Mg of mining wastes per year, which represents the largest amount of industrial waste in Poland. This results in the disposal of a huge volume of wastes at waste dumps. The coal mining waste dumps are spread within the area of over 4,000 ha in more than 220 dumping sites, where over 760 million Mg of wastes from hard coal mining have been disposed. One of the most recent problems in Poland is the recovery of coal from mining waste. There is a possibility and necessity to recover coal from mining waste dumps, which should be linked with appropriate legal regulations. In this paper, distribution and dimensions of coal mining waste dumps in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin and the Lublin Coal Basin are analyzed. Selected problems of negative environmental impacts of coal mining wastes – that may be reduced by the recovery of coal – are presented. Legal regulations referring to the mining waste management are analyzed. Some examples of a successful recovery of coal mining dumps as well as economic feasibility studies are given. The analysis of potential objects, which are the most valuable in terms of recovery processes, is presented. Coal mining waste dumps may be considered as important secondary deposits. Feasibility studies and past experiences in the coal recovery show a need for new recovery sites. Sustainable coal recovery is not only economically but also ecologically justified. The re-using and managing of reclaimed dumping sites for local communities is also of importance.
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Wpływ wietrzenia i deformacji górniczych na zmiany podstawowych parametrów geotechnicznych odpadów powęglowych wbudowanych w obwałowanie rzeki Kłodnicy
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Michalski, Piotr; Kozielska-Sroka, Ewa
Results of tests carried out on the embankment of the Kłodnica river, erected from the colliery spoils from »Sośnica« mine, were presented in the paper. Determination of the influence of natural weathering and mining subsidences on changes of the basic geotechnical parameters was the subject of the investigation. The grain size distribution, bulk density and moisture content of the material were determined after 4 and 16 years of the embankment life time at the depths in the range of 0-1,15 m below the embankment crest. The strong influence of the weathering on changes of the granulation was stated, particularly visible in decrease of cobbles fraction content and considerable increase of silt and clay fractions content. However, the influence of weathering disappeared at the depth of 1 m. The granulation changes caused the changes of shearing strength parameters and permeability coefficient. The significant influence of the creeping of the earth surface resulted from moving the trough edge of mining subsidences on the loosening of the embankment body up to the embankment crest was stated. The loosening of the material caused decrease of the angle of internal friction and increase of permeability coefficient.