Modelling changes in sulphate concentrations in discharge water from the abandoned iron mine of Saizerais - Université de Lorraine
Conference Papers Year : 2002

Modelling changes in sulphate concentrations in discharge water from the abandoned iron mine of Saizerais

Abstract

The closure of large mines causes a systematic disturbance to the hydrogeological environment. Pollution arises after flooding of the abandoned workings leads to discharge at the surface. As the general character of mine systems is one of extreme yet orderly heterogeneity, in terms of both permeability and dominant flow regime, standard techniques for modelling groundwater flow and quality are inappropriate. Furthermore, spatially distributed models require a large amount of data, generally not available when considering large mining areas. We adopt a global approach to simulate changes in sulphate concentrations in mine discharge water in the Lorraine iron basin, France, and test this method on the iron mine of Saizerais, abandoned 20 years ago.

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Applied geology
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hal-01343148 , version 1 (03-08-2016)

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Pauline Collon, Robert Fabriol, Laurent Vaute, Jean-Louis Pinault, Michel Buès. Modelling changes in sulphate concentrations in discharge water from the abandoned iron mine of Saizerais. 7th International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production (SWEMP), Oct 2002, Cagliari, Italy. pp.917-924. ⟨hal-01343148⟩

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