Geochemistry of mine pool discharges in the Pittsburgh coal basin

Phosphorus minerals in tonstein; coal seam 405 at Sośnica-Makoszowy coal mine, Upper Silesia, southern Poland

Acta Geologica Polonica ◽

10.2478/agp-2013-0012 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 271-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Magdalena Kokowska-Pawłowska ◽

Jacek Nowak

Keyword(s):

Trace Elements ◽

Coal Seam ◽

Mineral Composition ◽

Coal Mine ◽

Chemical Compositions ◽

Coal Basin ◽

Upper Silesia ◽

Southern Poland ◽

Basin Area

Abstract Kokowska-Pawłowska, M. and Nowak, J. 2013. Phosphorus minerals in tonstein; coal seam 405 at Sośnica- Makoszowy coal mine, Upper Silesia, southern Poland. Acta Geologica Polonica, 63 (2), 271-281. Warszawa. The paper presents results of research on tonstein, which constitutes an interburden in coal seam 405 at the Sośnica- Makoszowy coal mine, Makoszowy field (mining level 600 m), Upper Silesia, southern Poland. The mineral and chemical compositions of the tonstein differ from the typical compositions described earlier for tonsteins from Upper Silesia Coal Basin area. Additionally, minerals present in the tonsteins include kaolinite, quartz, kaolinitised biotite and feldspars. The presence of the phosphatic minerals apatite and goyazite has been recognized. The presence of gorceixite and crandallite is also possible. The contents of CaO (5.66 wt%) and P2O5 (6.2 wt%) are remarkably high. Analysis of selected trace elements demonstrated high contents of Sr (4937 ppm) and Ba (4300 ppm), related to the phosphatic minerals. On the basis of mineral composition the tonstein has been identified as a crystalline tonstein, transitional to a multiplied one.

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Evolution of Microclimatic Conditions in Paskov Mine / Ewolucja Warunków Mikroklimatycznych W Kopalni Paskov

Archives of Mining Sciences ◽

10.2478/v10267-012-0069-3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 57 (4) ◽

pp. 1045-1055

Author(s):

Pavel Zapletal ◽

Pavel Prokop ◽

Vítězslav Košňovský

Keyword(s):

Coal Mining ◽

Mining Activity ◽

Mining Engineering ◽

Special Program ◽

Main Subject ◽

Coal Basin ◽

Research Activities ◽

Microclimatic Conditions ◽

Technical University

Abstract The main subject of this paper focuses on scientific and research activities conducted in the Institute of Mining Engineering and Safety of the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava. Cooperation between the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava and OKD A.S., the only representative of coal mining in the Ostrava-Karviná coal basin, has recently begun to develop again. This paper describes an example discussed in a certain study, which has been undertaken for the Paskov mine, OKD a.s., dealing specifically with the evolution of microclimate parameters in mines that depend on the progress of mining activity at deeper levels over a period of several years. To this end, a special program, aimed at determination of the necessary refrigerating capacity, was established at the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava.

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