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Coal Mining and Post-Metallurgic Dumping Grounds and Their Connections with Exploitation of Raw Materials in the Region of Ruda Śląska

Iwona Jonczy Łukasz Gawor
Archives of Mining Sciences | 2017 | No 2 | DOI: 10.1515/amsc-2017-0023
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Iwona Jonczy
Łukasz Gawor

Valorization of coal mining waste dumps from he mines of Katowicki Holding Węglowy

Krystian Probierz Marek Marcisz Łukasz Gawor Iwona Jonczy
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi - Mineral Resources Management | 2017 | vol. 33 | No 1 | DOI: 10.1515/gospo-2017-0006
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Krystian Probierz
Marek Marcisz
Łukasz Gawor
Iwona Jonczy

Valorization of geotourist and geoheritage objects in the region of Mikołów (USCB, southern Poland)

Marek Marcisz Łukasz Gawor Malwina Kobylańska
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi - Mineral Resources Management | 2022 | vol. 38 | No 1 | 189-210 | DOI: 10.24425/gsm.2022.140609
Keywords USCB geotourist valorization geoheritage mining heritage Mikołów
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Skilful preservation of the cultural landscape on the basis of post-industrial facilities, including post-mining facilities and geoheritage objects, may contribute to a positive change in the functionality of abandoned or degraded sites. The article presents selected geological, geomorphological and anthropogenic objects in the vicinity of Mikołów (central part of the US CB, southern Poland). Their evaluation in the context of being the part of unique cultural landscape created by historical mining activities was carried out. The detailed geotourist valorisation of 4 selected geoheritage and mining heritage objects/sites was carried out in the scope of their current state, potential and the level of preparation for possible fulfilling the educational functions. The research outputs and valorization results presented in the article allowed to draw conclusions and formulate recommendations for the development of the analyzed geotourist objects and sites in terms of the implementation of the didactic process, characterised by specific requirements. A s a result of the performed valorization of the analyzed objects, from the point of view of the recipient (academic teacher), the best result was obtained by the Triassic limestone quarry in Mikołów Mokre, and the lowest moraine ridge in the Promna Valley. The obtained results also showed high visual and cognitive values of the objects, especially in terms of geodiversity, the dominant element and cultural connections, where the Mikołów quarry also showed the highest value. Low ratings of the utility and investment values of these objects result mainly from the state of preservation, the lack of tourist infrastructure and the lack of their promotion as an important part of the industrial and cultural heritage of the region.
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Authors and Affiliations

Marek Marcisz
1
ORCID: ORCID
Łukasz Gawor
1
ORCID: ORCID
Malwina Kobylańska
2
  1. Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
  2. Cuprum Ltd. Research & Development Centre, Wrocław, Poland

Valorization of coal mining waste dumps from the mines of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA for the needs of recovery of coal and further reclamation and management

Marek Marcisz Łukasz Gawor Krystian Probierz
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi - Mineral Resources Management | 2018 | vol. 34 | No 4 | 97–114 | DOI: 10.24425/122592
Keywords Upper Silesian Coal Basin hard coal waste dumps mining wastes valorization
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The purpose of the research was mapping, inventorization, and valorization of coal mining waste dumps from the mines of JSW SA company, for the needs of recovery of coal from the dump material as well as the reclamation and management of examined facilities. The valorization of post-mining waste dumps has been carried out using a methodology which considers the problems of reclamation, management, accessibility of the dumps as well as environmental hazards connected with disposing of mining and preparation wastes on the ground surface. An inventorization of 10 coal mining waste dumps coming from 6 mines of JSW SA including in their range 7 deposits: Borynia, Jastrzębie, Zofiówka, Budryk, Knurów, Szczygłowice and Pniówek was carried out. The source material within the localization of particular dumps was obtained from archival materials coming from coal mines and municipalities where the dumps are located. Verified data has been drawn on topographical map, which results in the map of coal mining waste dumps. The results of the valorization of the dumps comprise the defining of: the name of the dump, state of the dump, surface of the dump, accessibility, name of the coal mine from where the wastes come from, type of technical and biological reclamation and possibilities of coal recovery, which have been brought on the drawn map. Basing on collected and elaborated data, an attempt of defining of potential possibilities of recovery of coal from the dumps and connection of coal quality in the deposits of JSW SA and in waste material was made. The results of the research showed that in spite of preliminary information that a majority of the investigated dumps may be considered as potential facilities for coal recovery, ultimately the recovery is economically justified only in several cases (5 facilities).

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Authors and Affiliations

Marek Marcisz
ORCID: ORCID
Łukasz Gawor
ORCID: ORCID
Krystian Probierz

Possibilities of reclamation and using of large-surface coal mining dumping grounds in Poland

Marek Marcisz Krystian Probierz Łukasz Gawor
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi - Mineral Resources Management | 2020 | vol. 36 | No 1 | 105-122 | DOI: 10.24425/gsm.2020.132546
Keywords hard coal mining coal waste dumping ground reclamation
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There was done an inventarization of 41 coal mining dumping grounds, gathering waste material from 27 mines. Considering the fact, that five mines belong to multi-motion plants the research comprised 32 hard coal deposits. Source data with localization of particular dumps have been obtained from archival materials from the mines and municipalities, in the boundaries where the dumps occur as well as free accessible published materials (books, scientific papers). The data have been verified, in the beginning on the basis of topographical maps, orthophotomaps and aerial photographs and then, after vision done during field works they have been drawn on the topographic base, what resulted in creating the map of post-mining dumping grounds. Valorisation of coal mining waste dumps, using already repeatedly presented method, included defining of: name of the dump, coal mine from where the wastes come from, state of the dump, surface of the dump, type of technical and biological reclamation, accessibility of the object, possibilities of recovery of coal and the results have been drawn on the map. On the basis of collected and elaborated data there was done an attempt of defining of potential possibilities of recovery of coal from the dumps and connecting of coal quality in exploited deposits and coal content in waste material. The results showed that in spite of initial information that the majority of the dumps comprise potential objects of coal recovery of coal from waste material, eventually only in some cases (thirteen objects) the recovery seems to be economically justified.

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Marek Marcisz
ORCID: ORCID
Krystian Probierz
Łukasz Gawor
ORCID: ORCID

Variability of temperature and thickness of permafrost active layer at coastal sites of Svalbard

Piotr Dolnicki Tomasz Budzik Mariusz Grabiec Dariusz Puczko Łukasz Gawor Jan Klementowski
Polish Polar Research | 2013 | No 4 | 353-374 | DOI: 10.2478/popore−2013−0026
Keywords Arctic Spitsbergen Nordaustlandet active layer ground penetrating radar permafrost
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We present the variability of the thermal state and thickness of permafrost active layer at the raised marine beaches in Svalbard. The investigations were carried out using direct probing, thaw tube, ground temperature and radar soundings at Holocene strand plains 10–20 m a.s.l. in Fuglebergsletta (SW Spitsbergen) and at the shore of Kinnvika Bay (Nordaustlandet). Their results were compared to those obtained at other coastal sites in Svalbard. The ground temperature measurements were conducted in 2009 on August, recognized as the standard month for the maximum thawing during the last decade. The studied sites are typical for close to extreme active layer conditions on Svalbard. In Hornsund, the thawing depth exceeded 2 m, while in Kinnvika the active layer was thinner than 1 m. In Svalbard, the depth of thawing decreases generally from south to north and from the open sea coast to the central parts of islands. These differences are the consequence of diverse climatic conditions strongly determined by the radiation balance modified by a number of regional ( e.g. ocean circulation) and local ( e.g. duration of snow deposition) conditions.
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Piotr Dolnicki
Tomasz Budzik
Mariusz Grabiec
Dariusz Puczko
Łukasz Gawor
Jan Klementowski

The impact of depositing waste from coal mining and power engineering on soils on the example of a central mining waste dump

Marek Marcisz Zdzisław Adamczyk Łukasz Gawor Katarzyna Nowińska
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi - Mineral Resources Management | 2021 | vol. 37 | No 2 | 179-192 | DOI: 10.24425/gsm.2021.137566
Keywords soil heavy metals coal mining waste dumps flying ash
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The purpose of the study was determining of degree of contamination of soil cover as a result of disposing of different industrial wastes and comparison of the soil quality with quality of soils and the grounds described in standards in relation to the reclamation works carried out on the dump. Analysed waste dump belongs to the sparse objects of this type in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, where both coal mining wastes as well as flying ashes occur.
During investigations there was done a collection of 9 soil samples around the dump using Egner`s cane from the depth of 30 cm. The content of heavy metals was determined (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) using method of emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and phase composition studies using the X-ray diffraction method (XRD ).
Obtained results enabled determination of impact of disposed wastes on the degradation of pedosphere of studied area, which represents III group of fallow lands. The contents of heavy metals in soil samples vary in wide spectrum, but do not exceed permissible content of metals and metalloids for the aforementioned soil group. The highest concentrations reaches iron (average content 0,6%), while concentrations of other elements do not exceed 0.02%. In the mineral composition of soil samples the dominant components are typical for soils in the area of post-mining dumps, i.e. quartz, feldspars, clay minerals, represented by kaolinite and illite. The presence of muscovite with a share of < 5% was also found. Minerals from the carbonate group – calcite (< 3.5%) and dolomite (< 0.3%) occur rarely. In the investigated samples there was identified presence of mullite, component typical for wastes coming from energy sector.
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Authors and Affiliations

Marek Marcisz
1
ORCID: ORCID
Zdzisław Adamczyk
1
ORCID: ORCID
Łukasz Gawor
1
ORCID: ORCID
Katarzyna Nowińska
1
ORCID: ORCID
  1. Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

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