Dr. rer. nat. Christian Wolkersdorfer (auth.)3540773304, 978-3-540-77330-6, 978-3-540-77331-3
Switching off the pumps of a mine is one of the last steps in the lifetime of a surface or underground mine. As the water in the open space raises, the water might become contaminated with different pollutants and eventually starts to flow in the open voids. This book addresses the processes related to mine abandonment from a hydrogeological perspective. After an introduction to the relevant hydrogeochemical processes the book gives detailed information about mine closure procedures. Based on in-situ measurements the hydrodynamic processes in a flooded mine are described and some of the mine closure flow models exemplified. As all investigations base on precise data, the book gives some key issues of monitoring and sampling, especially flow monitoring. Then the book shows some new methodologies for conducting tracer tests in flooded mines and gives some hints to passive mine water treatment. At the end 13 well investigated case studies of flooded underground mine and mine water tracer tests are described and interpreted from a hydrodynamic point of view.
Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xx
Introduction….Pages 1-7
Hydrogeochemistry of Mine Water….Pages 9-36
Insights into Mine Closure….Pages 37-105
Do’s and Don’ts of Mine Closure….Pages 107-113
Hydrodynamics….Pages 115-127
Mine Closure Flow Models and Geochemical Modelling….Pages 129-140
Monitoring and Sampling….Pages 141-194
Tracer Techniques for Mines….Pages 195-233
Mine Water Treatment and Ground Water Protection….Pages 235-277
Flooded Underground Mines: Case Studies….Pages 279-336
Literatur….Pages 337-420
Appendices….Pages 421-434
Back Matter….Pages 435-465
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