scholarly journals Changes to the structure of the hydrographic network within the Silesia-Cracow area of zinc and lead exploitation

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Alicja Pradela ◽  
Andrzej Zygmuniak
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Environment ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Hard Coal ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Iron Ores ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Hard Coal Mining ◽  
Quantitative Changes ◽  
Hydrographic Network

Abstract The traditions related to mining activities in the Silesia-Cracow area go back to the 11th century when lead, silver, and iron ores were exploited from open pit mines. For centuries, the growth in ore exploitation was an incentive for the development of other industries (hard coal mining, steelmaking). This, in consequence, resulted in progressive urbanization. The areas analyzed are of highly transformed character, mainly because of mining activities. These changes are especially seen in relation to the aquatic environment since this component is exposed to heavy modifications due to the mining processes. Hence the study was carried out in order to determine the quantitative changes in the surface hydrographic network. It was found, that of the 62 main watercourses (existing during the whole analyzed period) 25 changed only slightly in terms of their length, 20 shortened by a few hundred meters and 17 lengthened. In the case of the aggregated length of the tributaries, the value increased for the 41 main watercourses, for 10 of them it was constant and was reduced slightly for a further 11. The areas where the length of the watercourses increased and the drainage density grew were found to be as well those where the total area of wetlands decreased. The element of the hydrographic network which was affected by the most changes was the water bodies. During the analyzed period of over 200 years, their number increased from 154 to 1413.

scholarly journals Novel Techniques for Anticipating the Focus of Visual Attention across Different Mining Landscapes

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Loukas-Moysis Misthos ◽  
Maria Menegaki
Keyword(s):  
Visual Attention ◽  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Surface Mining ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Attention Focus ◽  
Landscape Alteration

Surface mining activities support socioeconomic development but also cause significant landscape alteration and degradation. By definition, the concept of landscape requires observers; thus, the way mining landscapes are actually observed needs to be taken into consideration for mitigating visual nuisance from open pit mines. This paper utilizes eye tracking techniques for recording and rendering the actual attention patterns of observers, along with saliency models that ‘predict’ the focus of attention in mining landscape photographs. As it turns out, saliency models can aid in reliably anticipating the attention focus across a range of different mining landscapes.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Practical Applicability of Multi-Assortment Production Break-Even Analysis based on Mining Companies

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Dariusz Fuksa ◽  
Beata Trzaskuś-Żak ◽  
Zdzisław Gałaś ◽  
Arkadiusz Utrata
Keyword(s):  
Financial Statements ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Hard Coal ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Profit Analysis ◽  
Methods Of Evaluation ◽  
Cost Calculations ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract In the practice of mining companies, the vast majority of them produce more than one product. The analysis of the break-even, which is referred to as CVP (Cost-Volume-Profit) analysis (Wilkinson, 2005; Czopek, 2003) in their case is significantly constricted, given the necessity to include multi-assortment structure in the analysis, which may have more than 20 types of assortments (depending on the grain size) in their offer, as in the case of open-pit mines. The article presents methods of evaluation of break-even (volume and value) for both a single-assortment production and a multi-assortment production. The complexity of problem of break-even evaluation for multi-assortment production has resulted in formation of many methods, and, simultaneously, various approaches to its analysis, especially differences in accounting fixed costs, which may be either totally accounted for among particular assortments, relating to the whole company or partially accounted for among particular assortments and partially relating to the company, as a whole. The evaluation of the chosen methods of break-even analysis, given the availability of data, was based on two examples of mining companies: an open-pit mine of rock materials and an underground hard coal mine. The selection of methods was set by the available data provided by the companies. The data for the analysis comes from internal documentation of the mines – financial statements, breakdowns and cost calculations.

scholarly journals Geomechanical Assessments of Simultaneous Operation in the Case of Transition from Open Pit to Underground Mine in Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Niedbalski ◽  
Phu Minh Vuong Nguyen ◽  
Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Numerical Modelling ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Simultaneous Operation ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Calibration Process

Nowadays, for a number of reasons, many open pit mines are considering a transition from Open Pit (OP) to Underground (UG) to remain competitive. In OP-UG transition, UG operation is operated simultaneously with the OP operation for a certain period of time. Guidelines for the simultaneous operation of OP and UG are very difficult to establish, as there are very few case studies available. Yet, because of the OP-UG interactions; the operation has a higher safety, technical and management requirements than the OP or UG methods when considered separately. In Vietnam, Cao Son is one of many OP mines, which decided to change the operational system from OP to UG. Simultaneous operation started in 2015 and will be conducted until 2030 when the OP mine Cao Son ends its mining activities. In this paper, selected geomechanical considerations of the simultaneous operation are presented. A number of numerical modelling calculations using finitedifference software with code FLAC were carried out for calibration process, slope stability analysis and the OP-UG interaction analysis for the Cao Son – Khe Cham II–IV mine. Based on the results obtained from numerical modelling, the geomechanical assessments of simultaneous operation Cao Son – Khe Cham II–IV are discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals Monitoring Mining Activities Using Sentinel-1A InSAR Coherence in Open-Pit Coal Mines

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 4485
Author(s):  
Lili Wang ◽  
Liao Yang ◽  
Weisheng Wang ◽  
Baili Chen ◽  
Xiaolin Sun
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Bare Rock ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Illegal Mining

Long-term continuous monitoring of the mining activities in open-pit coal mines is conducive to planning and management of the mining operations. Additionally, this faciliatates assessment on their environmental impact and supervises illegal mining behaviors. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology can be effectively applied in the monitoring of open-pit mines where vegetation is sparse and land cover is dominated by bare rock. The main objective of this study is to monitor the mining activities of four open-pit coal mines in the Wucaiwan mining area in China from 2018 to 2020, namely No. 1, No. 2 (containing two mining areas), and No. 3. We use the normalized differential activity index (NDAI) based on the coherence coefficient as an indicator of the mine activity due to its robustness to temporal and spatial decorrelation. After analyzing and removing the decorrelation caused by rain and snow weather, 70 NDAI images in 12-day intervals are obtained from Sentinel-1A InSAR coherence images. Then, the annually-averaged NDAI images are applied to an RGB composite technique (red for 2018, green for 2019, blue for 2020) to express the interannual variation of the mining activities. Points of interest are then selected for NDAI time series analysis. The RGB composite results indicated that No. 1 and 3 open-pit coal mines were continuously mined during the three years; whereas, the two mining areas of No. 2 were mainly active in 2018. The 12-day NDAI time-series graphs of No. 2 open-pit coal mine also indicate that the coal piles located in the coal transferring area of the first mining area were not completely removed until April 2019. It is also seen that the second mining area was decommissioned in November 2018 and became rehabilitated in July 2019. Results were validated using the Sentinel-2A images and related background information confirming the efficiency of the proposed approach for monitoring the mining activity in open-pit mines.

Chances and Threats of Hard Coal Mining Development in Poland – The Results of Experts Research/Szanse I Zagrożenia Dla Rozwoju Górnictwa Węgla Kamiennego W Polsce – Wyniki Badań Eksperckich

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Józef Dubiński ◽  
Marian Turek
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Hard Coal ◽  
Coal Production ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Energy Carriers ◽  
Hard Coal Mining ◽  
Adverse Influence ◽  
Other World

Abstract The actual situation of hard coal mining in Poland has been presented. In particular, these factors, which have impact on the competiveness of mining sector were highlighted and need of its improving has been stressed. Outlining present situation of hard coal mining an attention was paid to its specific threats. The primary analytical material is based on the results of questionnaire conducted among 92 specialists and experts from the mining sector. The questions were related to chances and threats for development of hard coal mining in Poland. The factors determining them were grouped in such domains as economy, technology, geology, social and law aspects. Moreover, the special attention was paid to the problem of increasing and high costs of coal production which constitute significant threat for the financial and economic situation of the mining enterprises. Also the adverse influence of these high cost on the competitiveness of Polish hard coal with other world producers and with other energy carriers was emphasized. The conclusions summarize the achieved results of analysis.

Management and engineering solutions to improve stripping equipment efficiency in Chernogorksy open pit mine

2018 ◽  
pp. 36-48
Author(s):  
G. N. Shapovalenko ◽  
S. N. Radionov ◽  
V. V. Gorbunov ◽  
V. A. Khazhiev ◽  
V. Yu. Zalyadnov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Blasting Operation ◽  
Internal Dump ◽  
Mining Conditions ◽  
Mining Front ◽  
Comparison Of Equipment

Chernogosky open pit mine integrates truck-and-shovel system of mining with overburden rehandling to internal dump with a set of walking excavators for rehandling of overburden to mined-out area of the pit. It is possible to improve efficiency of stripping in the conditions of Chernogorsky OPM by reducing percentage of stripping with more expensive handling system. The relevant research and solutions to this effect are presented in this article. Comparative characterization of mining conditions and parameters of mining systems applied is given for open pit mines Chernogorsky, Turnui, Nazarovsky, Vostochno-Beisky and Izykh. The comparative analysis points at the need to account for difficulty of mining and process sites in comparison of equipment productivity. High concentration of mining machines, which is conditioned by narrow mining front and simultaneous operation of five faces, as well as blasting operation implemented every 1-2 days, are recognized as the main constraints of excavator capacity in mining with direct dumping in Chernogorsky open pit mine. The management and engineering solutions implemented in the mine and resulted in higher efficiency of draglines are described.

MECHANICAL/HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING IN RECLAMATION OF OPEN PIT MINES

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
P.A. Prokhorov ◽  
◽  
Val.V. Sencus ◽  
A.L. Mansurov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Engineering ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mines

Hydraulic excavators in coal-rich zones of open pit mines in Kuzbass: Experience and prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 152-160
Author(s):  
L.I. Kantovich ◽  
◽  
O.I. Litvin ◽  
A.A. Khoreshok ◽  
E.A. Tyuleneva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Hydraulic Excavators
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