Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery

Abstract With the growing emphasis on environmental protection, many coal mines in northern China were closed. However, the cessation of pumping operations in those closed mines has caused a rise in groundwater levels, giving rise to various safety and environmental concerns. Understanding the patte...

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Main Authors: Yarui Li, Huiqing Lian, Songlin Yang, Wei Liu, Tao Yan, Hung Vo Thanh, Shangxian Yin, Zhenxue Dai
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82314-w
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Songlin Yang
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Hung Vo Thanh
Shangxian Yin
Zhenxue Dai
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description Abstract With the growing emphasis on environmental protection, many coal mines in northern China were closed. However, the cessation of pumping operations in those closed mines has caused a rise in groundwater levels, giving rise to various safety and environmental concerns. Understanding the patterns of water level recovery is vital for effectively managing abandoned mine sites and ensuring the uninterrupted production of adjacent coal mines. While the groundwater hazards in goaf areas have been extensively studied by scholars, there is a notable scarcity of research on water level recovery in closed coal mines. To address this knowledge gap, this study focuses on investigating the water level recovery patterns in abandoned mine sites, using the Zhaogezhuang Mine as a case study. Based on these research findings, we will conduct future studies of the impact of water level recovery on local communities, the ecological environment, and the geological environment.
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spelling doaj-art-cd02c373af784b6d995f94c6aa7cfc8c2025-08-20T02:43:33ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-12-0114111410.1038/s41598-024-82314-wInvestigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recoveryYarui Li0Huiqing Lian1Songlin Yang2Wei Liu3Tao Yan4Hung Vo Thanh5Shangxian Yin6Zhenxue Dai7College of Construction Engineering, Jilin UniversityHebei State Key Laboratory of Mine Disaster Prevention, North China Institute of Science and TechnologyCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin UniversityCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin UniversitySchool of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and TechnologyLaboratory for Computational Mechanics, Institute for Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence, Van Lang UniversityHebei State Key Laboratory of Mine Disaster Prevention, North China Institute of Science and TechnologyCollege of Construction Engineering, Jilin UniversityAbstract With the growing emphasis on environmental protection, many coal mines in northern China were closed. However, the cessation of pumping operations in those closed mines has caused a rise in groundwater levels, giving rise to various safety and environmental concerns. Understanding the patterns of water level recovery is vital for effectively managing abandoned mine sites and ensuring the uninterrupted production of adjacent coal mines. While the groundwater hazards in goaf areas have been extensively studied by scholars, there is a notable scarcity of research on water level recovery in closed coal mines. To address this knowledge gap, this study focuses on investigating the water level recovery patterns in abandoned mine sites, using the Zhaogezhuang Mine as a case study. Based on these research findings, we will conduct future studies of the impact of water level recovery on local communities, the ecological environment, and the geological environment.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82314-wWater level recoveryClosed mineGoaf waterSustainability
spellingShingle Yarui Li
Huiqing Lian
Songlin Yang
Wei Liu
Tao Yan
Hung Vo Thanh
Shangxian Yin
Zhenxue Dai
Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery
Scientific Reports
Water level recovery
Closed mine
Goaf water
Sustainability
title Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery
title_full Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery
title_fullStr Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery
title_full_unstemmed Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery
title_short Investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery
title_sort investigating steeply inclined abandoned mines for unlocking the secrets of water level recovery
topic Water level recovery
Closed mine
Goaf water
Sustainability
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82314-w
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