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Bat use of abandoned mines throughout Nevada

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023
Abandoned mines offer important roosting habitat for several species of bats throughout the western United States. Currently, abandoned mine reclamation programs are tasked with closing abandoned mines to ameliorate safety, health, and environmental ...
Megan L. Moran, Janet C. Steven, Jason A. Williams, Richard E. Sherwin   +3 more
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Prospects for the transformation and development of carbon storage in abandoned mines of coal enterprises from the perspective of carbon neutrality

International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, 2023
Under the carbon neutrality goal, coal enterprises must seek breakthroughs from abandoned mines, develop new resources in the new era, turn problems into countermeasures, and participate in the carbon emissions market, for contributing to the ...
Xin Lyu, Tong Zhang, Liang Yuan, Juejing Fang   +3 more
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Exploring strategies for management of disasters associated with illegal gold mining in abandoned mines: A case study of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

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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Feasibility Study of Construction of Pumped Storage Power Station Using Abandoned Mines: A Case Study of the Shitai Mine

Energies, 2022
Due to the proposal of China’s carbon neutrality target, the traditional fossil energy industry continues to decline, and the proportion of new energy continues to increase.
Xin Lyu, Ke Yang, Juejing Fang, Jinzhou Tang, Yu Wang   +4 more
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Satisfaction evaluation of ecological restoration in abandoned mines based on the residents’ perception: a case study in Ganzhou, Jiangxi

Scientific Reports
The 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, Shuitai Xu, Yuhui Zhou, Ruicheng Yang   +3 more
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A methodology for multi-hazard interaction assessment of abandoned mines

Journal of Industrial Safety
The number of abandoned mines is continually increasing around the world. This situation demands that the public safety of surface structures and infrastructure situated above and around abandoned mines be ensured. Abandoned mine sites pose serious risks
M. Al Heib, C. Franck
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Methane Extraction from Abandoned Mines by Surface Vertical Wells: A Case Study in China [PDF]

Geofluids, 2018
Considerable methane resources exist in abandoned coal mines. However, methane extraction from abandoned mines in China is still in the exploratory stage.
Shengyong Hu, Ao Zhang, Guorui Feng, Xiangqian Guo, Xuyang Miu, Chao Li, Dandan Han, Jin Wang, Lixun Kang   +8 more
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Study on the division and calculation of reservoir capacity in tunnel underground reservoirs for pumped storage power stations in abandoned mines (PSPSAM)

International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
As countries advance toward low-carbon energy systems, the dual challenge of repurposing abandoned mine resources and addressing the intermittency of renewable energy has gained global attention.
Chaobin Zhu, Yuejin Zhou, Zhengfu Bian, Yunong Xu, Jichu Chen, Zhe Chen   +5 more
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Research status and reduction strategies of methane emissions from closed/abandoned coal mines

Meitan xuebao, 2023
With the global transition to a low-carbon energy structure, coupled with the depletion of coal mine resources, gas disasters, and other problems, the number of closed/abandoned coal mines is increasing rapidly.
Yunpei LIANG, Zuoyuan LI, Shuancheng ZHU, Qiang CHEN, Xin WANG, Chaozhong QIN   +5 more
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Distribution and ecological restoration of abandoned open-pit mines in Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi, 2022
The abandoned mines along the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province is the key area along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, which need to be restored and governed.
Li LI, Jinzhong YANG, Dong CHEN, Hang YU, Yu XING, Jie WANG   +5 more
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