Environmental impacts of coal mining and associated wastes…

Abstract Ever since the commencement of industrial-scale coal mining (in northeast England around 1600), substantial environmental impacts have been recorded as arising from both the mined voids and from the wastes left behind at the surface. In the early days of coal mining, complaints about such impacts were strident, as the newly established …

Coal mining wastes valorization as raw geomaterials in …

37 coal mining wastes have been viewed as problematic geomaterials. They are chemically Journal of Cleaner Production, Submitted Oct 2021; Published Dec 2021.

Introduction to Mine Wastes

The term mine waste implies that the material has no current economic value and is an unwanted by-product of mining. However, some mine wastes can be useful and this has been recognized since the beginning of mining and smelting . For example, the use of slag in road construction can be traced back to the very early days when the …

(PDF) Mining and metallurgical wastes: a review …

Mining and metallurgical processes produce significant amounts of waste. In South Africa, mining and metallurgical wastes constitute one of the biggest challenges to the environment.

The Challenges of Reusing Mining and Mineral-Processing Wastes

Mining and mineral-processing wastes are one of the world's largest chronic waste concerns. Their reuse should be included in future sustainable development plans, but the potential impacts on a ...

A systematic review exploring the utilization of coal mining …

Surface/open cast mining and deep underground mining are considered two basic methods for coal extraction globally. The rising trend of coal mining activities has resulted in the accumulation of mining and processing wastes with low carbon levels over the past few decades [6]. Fig. 1 presents different life cycle stages of coal with details of …

THE IMPACT OF DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT OF …

The situation of coal mining wastes disposal at Yanzhou coal mining area The total raw coal production produced by Yanzhou Coal Mining Company from 1977 to 2005 is 461.58 million tons.

(PDF) The potential of coal wastes in South Africa …

AMD solution obtained from another local coal mine was percolated over the coal samples packed in 1 m and 6 m columns, until the pH of the accumulated drainage solution measured approximately pH 7.

Environmental impacts of coal mining and associated wastes: …

A typology of the known impacts arising from mine voids and wastes in coal mining districts has been developed, which recognizes many subcategories of impacts under …

(PDF) Environmental impact of disposal of coal …

The current review summarizes progress in comprehending (1) coal mining impacts on soil pollution, (2) the potential risks of soil pollution associated with coal mining, and (3) different types of ...

(PDF) Environmental impact of disposal of coal mining wastes …

Download Free PDF. Download Free PDF. Environmental impact of disposal of coal mining wastes on soils and plants in Rostov Oblast, Russia ... The impact of disposal and treatment of coal mining wastes on environment and farmland. Environ. Geol. 58, 625–634. Bodlák, L., Křováková, K., Kobesová, M., Brom, J., Šťastný, J., Pecharová, E ...

(PDF) CEReS – co-processing of coal mine & electronic wastes…

The project successfully elaborated a novel co-processing flow-sheet comprising: (i) the accelerated bioweathering of AMD-generating coal production wastes to generate a biolixiviant; (ii) the ...

(PDF) Coal mining wastes valorization as raw …

The state-dependent properties of coal mining wastes (e.g., water retention, hydraulic conductivity, shear strength) are found to be governed by complex factors such as coal content,...

[PDF] Soil properties in reclaimed farmland by filling …

The results implied that soil catalase activity in NSA and ureases activity in the 20–40 cm soil layer of NSA and OSA were significantly enhanced after vegetation restoration, and that long-term plant restoration could improve soil fertility and soil microbial community diversity in coal mining areas.

(PDF) Characterisation of coal-mine waste in solid backfill mining in China

PDF | Recently, issues pertaining to surface disposal of coal-mine wastes, particularly environmental pollution, have been the focus of increasing... | Find, read and cite all the research you ...

Eliminating environmental impact of coal mining wastes and coal …

View PDF; Download full issue; Search ScienceDirect. Fuel. Volume 373, 1 October 2024, 132341. Review article. ... Coal mining wastes and coal processing by-products, being rejected from the production processes of the commercial coal products, contain high amounts of impurities, especially sulphur, various heavy metals and mineral matter. ...

Weathering alterations of coal mining wastes geochemistry, …

Request PDF | On Nov 1, 2023, M.J. Fabiańska and others published Weathering alterations of coal mining wastes geochemistry, petrography, and mineralogy, a case study from the Janina and Marcel ...

The Challenges of Reusing Mining and Mineral …

Wastes produced during coal preparation (removal of undesired materials from coal through coal washing, crushing, …

Prediction of acid production potential of self-combusted coal mining …

Request PDF | Prediction of acid production potential of self-combusted coal mining wastes from Douro Coalfield (Portugal) with integration of mineralogical and chemical data | The prediction of ...

Waste management in the mining industry of metals ores, …

Waste from coal mining is managed, however only in 44%. Among the waste related to coal mining and processing, the following types of waste are distinguished: …

The impact of disposal and treatment of coal mining …

of utilization of coal mining wastes was, for example, 50 and 25% was used as fill, using 2006 figures, there were 215.5 million tons coal mining wastes being dumped and 107.75 million tons coal mining wastes used as fills which would exist as a potential source of pollution to soil and groundwater. Besides the utilization of coal mining wastes

Mine Wastes: Characterization, Treatment and …

The book emphasizes characterization, prediction and monitoring of problematic mine wastes; Focusing on environmental impacts; Case studies from around the world; Includes supplementary material: …

(PDF) Environmental Risks Due to Heavy Metal Pollution of …

The mining waste facilities in the Dipka coal mining region of Korba are a result of coal extraction and coal washeries. Acid mine drainage (AMD), which poses a risk to the environment ...

A Sustainable Approach to Transforming Mining Waste …

Mineral waste can be defined as a material leftover from exploration, mining and quarrying operation that cannot find a productive use. It is the high-volume material that originates from the excavation and physical and chemical processing of a wide range of metalliferous and non-metalliferous minerals by opencast and deep shaft methods [].The …

(PDF) The impact of disposal and treatment of …

Using Dongtan (DT), Nantun (NT) and Xinglongzhuang (XLZ) coal mines as examples, the components of coal mining wastes and their potential pollution contribution to soil, surface water and ground...

(PDF) Reuse of coal mining wastes: environmental …

This paper presents the environmental impact, benefits and hazards related to coal mining waste reuse exemplified in re-mining the Bukow dump in the Upper Silesia coal basin in Poland.

Clayey coal mining wastes as sorbents of heavy metal ions

Mining activities generate huge volume of wastes, from which spoils and cleaning wastes are the most important. At the end of 2000 Year almost 600 mln Mg of coal mining wastes were accumulated at ...

(PDF) Evaluating Impacts of Coal Mining in …

Mine wastes are the largest volume of materials handled in the world (ICOLD, 1996). The generation of acidic drainage and the release of water containing high concentrations of dissolved metals ...

Chemical and ecotoxicological indicators for evaluating the …

This paper consists of the evaluation in regards to the ecotoxicological effectiveness of a treatment applied to a coal mining waste. The treatment consisted of separating the particles based on gravimetric concentration in spirals, generating three fractions: heavy, intermediate, and light, with high, moderate, and low pyrite content, …

Trace elements concentration and distributions in coal and coal mining …

This study probe the probable impacts of coal mining pollution and its impacts on human's health and environment. A total of 144 samples including coal and coal wastes, soil, plants, foods, and water were collected from the Hancheng county and countryside of Shaanxi, China.