542-0765/01 – Use of Abandoned Mines (USAMIN)
| Gurantor department | Department of Mining Engineering and Safety | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2023/2024 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master, Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Graduates of the course will gain information on the basic methods of mineral extraction and their effects on the environment, determination of the hazards of old mine workings and the possibility of their rehabilitation. The main focus will be on the possibilities of using old mines and mine workings, including practical examples. Attention will also be paid to the social and economic aspects of mining decommissioning and the current legislation related to mining decommissioning. Students will be introduced to case studies of specific projects.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to evaluate the potential of abandoned mines for their subsequent use.
Teaching methods
Lectures
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Summary
Recently, there has been a massive increase in the closure of mines, which if they no longer have a use, must be liquidated according to the applicable legislation. However, foreign experience shows that deep mines in particular have considerable potential in their further use, e.g. for energy storage, waste disposal, underground laboratories, showrooms, museums, etc. Within the course, students will learn about the individual possibilities of using mining company sites, including case studies, but also with the issues associated with the termination of mining and mine liquidation.
Compulsory literature:
Stevens, Rob. Relinquishment of Closed Mine Sites: Policy Steps for Governments. International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2023. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep53194. Accessed 2 Nov. 2023.
ISO 20305:2020 Mine closure and reclamation — Vocabulary
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:20305:ed-1:v1:en
ISO 24419-1:2023(en) Mine closure and reclamation – Managing mining legacies — Part 1: Requirements and recommendations
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:24419:-1:ed-1:v1:en
ISO/TR 24419-2:2023(en) Mine closure and reclamation – Managing mining legacies — Part 2: Case studies and bibliography
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:tr:24419:-2:ed-1:v1:en
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Průběžná kontrola zpracovávaných úkolů ve cvičení. Písemná a ústní zkouška.
E-learning
https://lms.vsb.cz/usamin
Other requirements
Continuous control of processed exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to Mining
2. Environmental impact of Mining.
3. Socieconomic aspects of mining to postmining area
4. Legislation associated to postmining
5. Geomechanical assesment of stability underground mine workings
6. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines to geothermal energy
7. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines for eletrical energy
8. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines for museums, showrooms and underground laboratories
9. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines as waste storage
10. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines as woter reservoars
11. Possibilities of usage surface areas (brownfields) of abandoned mines
12. Possibilities of usage tailings and dumps
13. Reclamation of postmining areas
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction