Exploring strategies for management of disasters associated with illegal gold mining in abandoned mines: A case study of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality [PDF]
Jàmbá, 2022 Due to many abandoned mines that are not rehabilitated, there will be illegal mining. Although the mining industry and government continue to prevent illegal gold mining in abandoned mines by sealing open shafts, it is not possible to close all the ...
Khodani Matshusa, Llewellyn Leonard
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Smart microgrid construction in abandoned mines based on gravity energy storage [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 The share of new energy in China's energy consumption structure is expanding, posing serious challenges to the national grid's stability and reliability.As a result, it is critical to construct large-scale reliable energy storage infrastructure and smart
Qinggan Yang +5 more
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Data on physical impacts and hydrogeochemical assessment of inactive/abandoned mines in and around Southwestern parts of the Cuddapah basin using a conceptual site model (CSM) [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2020 The conceptual site model (CSM) has been designed for Inactive/abandoned mines in the SW part of Cuddapah basin, which gives an overview of Inactive/abandoned mine characterization in terms of physical impacts such as vertical openings, dangerous ...
Y. Sudharshan Reddy +5 more
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Review of Potential Energy Storage in Abandoned Mines in Poland
Energies, 2021 Poland has had a total of 70 mines, but now more than half of them is out of operation. This mining closure raises with respect to the environment and unemployment.
Sylwester Robak, Candra Saigustia
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Satisfaction evaluation of ecological restoration in abandoned mines based on the residents’ perception: a case study in Ganzhou, Jiangxi [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe ecological restoration of historical abandoned mines has emerged as a prominent issue that has been of great concern to the Chinese government and academia in recent years. In order to enhance the systematic and comprehensive evaluation of ecological
Yimin Lin +3 more
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Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWith the growing emphasis on environmental protection, many coal mines in northern China were closed. However, the cessation of pumping operations in those closed mines has caused a rise in groundwater levels, giving rise to various safety and ...
Yarui Li +7 more
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Energies, 2014 Flooded mine workings have good potential as low-enthalpy geothermal resources, which could be used for heating and cooling purposes, thus making use of the mines long after mining activity itself ceases.
Belarmina Díaz, Rafael Diez
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Research status and development trend of compressed air energy storage in abandoned coal mines
Meitan kexue jishu, 2023 Compressed air energy storage (CAES) has the advantages of low construction cost, small equipment footprint, long storage cycle and environmental protection.
Tongbin ZHAO +5 more
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The effect of the depth and groundwater on the formation of sinkholes or ground subsidence associated with abandoned room and pillar lignite mines under static and dynamic conditions [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 2015 It is well known that some sinkholes or subsidence take place from time to time in the areas where abandoned room and pillar type mines exist. The author has been involved with the stability of abandoned mines beneath urbanized residential areas in ...
Ö. Aydan, T. Ito
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Meitan kexue jishu, 2023 The utilization of underground space in abandoned mines is a key direction supported by the coal industry. By combining underground space utilization, flood storage, and heat supply in winter, this paper proposes a comprehensive utilization model of ...
Yuan ZHANG +3 more
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