A hydrogeological model of the open-cast mine Tamnava-West Field (Kolubara Coal Basin, Serbia)
Hidrogeološki model površinskog kopa 'Tamnava - Zapadno polje' (rudarski basen 'Kolubara')
Keywords:
hydrogeologic (conceptual) model; aquifer; model layers; hydrogeologic parameters
Abstract
The Kolubara Coal Basin is the largest coal-producing area in Serbia. It is administratively comprised of several open-cast mines: Field A, Field B, Field C, Field D, Field E, Field F, Field G, Veliki Crljeni, Šopić-Lazarevac, Tamnava - West Field, Tamnava - East Field, Radljevo, Zvizdar, Ruklade, and Trlić. The paper focuses on the largest active open-cast mine: Tamnava - West Field. A study and conclusions about the hydrogeologic functions of the lithologic strata, and insight into their spatial interactions, are extremely important for hydrogeologic modeling of a given area. The main purpose of a hydrogeologic model is to derive conclusions about the spread of the aquifers in the study area, their interactions, and groundwater flow conditions. Based on geologic and hydrogeologic exploration, and analysis and synthesis of the collected data, the paper describes hydrogeologic modeling of the open-cast mine Tamnava - West Field. The software used in the research provides a portrayal of the 3D distribution of the aquifers present in the study area. As such, the hydrogeologic model constitutes a basis for developing a hydrodynamic (mathematical) model of the groundwater regime.
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KREŠIĆ, N. & MIKSZEWSKI, A. (2012) Hydrogeological conceptual site models; data analysis and visualisation. London: CRC Press.
MORTON, K.L., VAN MEKERK, F.A. (1993) A phased approach to mine dewatering. Mine Water and Environment, 12 (1), pp. 27-33.
NIEDBALSKA, K. et al. (2011) Modelling of changes of hydrodynamic conditions in the aquatic environment of the Maczki-Bór sand pit due to the fact of planned closure of mining operations (NE part of Upper Silesian Coal Basin - Poland). In: RÜDE R. T., FREUND A. and WOLKERSDORFER, CH. (eds.) Proceedings of the 11th International Mine Water Association Congress: Mine Water - Managing the Challenges. Aachen, Germany, 2011. Aachen: IMWA, pp 231-235.
POLOMČIĆ, D. (2001). Hydrodynamic research, opening and management of groundwater sources in intergranular porous media. Belgrade: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology.
POLOMČIĆ, D. (2002). Schematization types of hydrogeological system for setting up the hydrodynamic model. In: Proceedings of the XIII Yugoslav symposium of hydrogeology and engineering geology. Herceg Novi, Montenegro, 2002. Herceg Novi: pp 389-396.
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POLOMČIĆ, D. et al. (2013a) Multiannual effects of Peštan source operation in the function of predewatering the future Kolubara basin opencast mines. In: PAVLOVIĆ, V. (ed.) Proceedings of the VI International Conference “Coal 2013”. Zlatibor, Serbia, 02-05 October, 2013. Belgrade: Yugoslav Opencast Mining Committee, pp. 259-266.
POLOMČIĆ, D. et al. (2013b) Hydrodynamic characteristics of water supply source „Peštan“ (Lazarevac, Serbia). Vodoprivreda, 45, pp. 55-68.
POLOMČIĆ, D., BAJIĆ, D. and ILIĆ, Z. (2014) Implementation of alternative forecasting hydrodynamic during designing of mines defense system against groundwater on opencast mine field C example. In: PAVLOVIĆ, V. (ed.) Proceedings of the 11th International Opencast Mining Conference. Zlatibor, Serbia, 15-18 October
2014. Belgrade: Yugoslav Opencast Mining Committee, pp. 321-338.
POLOMČIĆ, D. et al. (2016) Groundwater balance and its components at Tamnava West field open-pit coal mine. In: VRANJEŠ, A., VUKIĆEVIĆ, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the XV Serbian Symposium on Hydrogeology. Kopaonik, Serbia, 14-17 September, 2016. Belgrade: University of Belgrade - Faculty of mining and geology, pp. 483-487.
RAPANTOVA, N. et al. (2007) Ground Water Flow Modelling Applications in Mining Hydrogeology. Mine Water and the Environment, 26 (4), pp. 264-270.
RÜHAAK, W., LUO, J. and DIERSCH, H.-J.G. (2009) 3D Modelling of Brine Flow - A Case Study for a Flooded Salt Mine. In: Proceedings of the International Mine Water Conference. Pretoria, South Africa, 2009. Pretoria: IMWA, pp 688-694.
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ŠUBARANOVIĆ, T., PAVLOVIĆ, V. and POLOMČIĆ, D. (2013) Influence on environment of sealing screen at lignite opencast mines. Metalurgia International, 18 (5), pp. 169-175.
WELS, C., FERGUSON, P.R. and FAWCETT, M. (2012) Numerical groundwater flow modelling at the historic Rum Jungle mine site, northern Australia. In: MCCULLOUGH, C.D., LUND, M.A., and WYSE, L. (eds.) Proceedings of the International Mine Water Association Symposium. Bunbury, Australia, 2012. Bunbury: IMWA, pp 309-315.
Published
2016-12-31
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Ratković, J., Dušan, P., Bajić, D., & Hajdin, B. (2016). A hydrogeological model of the open-cast mine Tamnava-West Field (Kolubara Coal Basin, Serbia). Podzemni Radovi, (29), 43-54. https://doi.org/10.5937/podrad1629043R
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