542-0765/02 – 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 | English |
| 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
Tutorials
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:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
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 and mining methods.
2.- Environmental impacts of mining.
3.- Social impacts of mining and post mining.
4.- Legal aspects of mine closure and re-utilisation of abandoned mines.
5.- General geomechanical aspects of abandoned underground mines.
6.- Re-usage of abandoned mines for geothermal purposes as well as thermal energy storage systems.
7.- Re-usage of abandoned mines - Use of underground space for energy production
8.- Re-usage of abandoned mines for underground laboratories, museums and showrooms.
9.- Re-usage of abandoned mines for waste storage
10.- Re-usage of abandoned mines as water reservoirs and tread to drinking water, as well as use of underground mineral and hot springs for a spa.
11.- Possibilities of usage of surface infrastructure and brownfields.
12.- Possibilities of utilisation of piles and mine dump.
13.- Reclamation of post-mined landscapes.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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