Mine and Environmental Hydrogeology

  • maps of methane content of coal seams made for the Upper Silesian Coal Basin area
  • resource assessment of hard coal deposits in terms of sulphur, ash and toxic elements content
  • information bank concerning methane content in coal seams
  • usage of caving areas in active and liquidated mines in order to retain the most saline mine waters
  • impact assessment of the usage of waste from coal desulfurization process in underground mining works in terms of underground water hazards in selected hard coal mines
  • hydrogeological documentation
  • policy guidelines in terms of required tests for waste intended for placing in mining excavations
  • impact of the closed mining plant on changes in water conditions in the rock mass and on the surface as well as the resulting consequences for the natural environment
  • simulation tests of the process of mine flooding
  • development of methods of reducing saline mine water by their injection into the rock mass
  • strategy and actions to reduce the salinity of waters
  • concept of the salt mine Wieliczka protection against water hazard with usage of draining drift or multi-section drainage barrier together with the concept of injection of saline waters to rock mass
  • analysis of hydro-geological consequences of mine liquidation
  • hydro-geological consequences of mining operation or mine liquidation for forest areas
  • development of the balance sheet and the estimation of the quantity and quality of water incoming to hard coal mines

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