Flooded ore mine as a potential source of water for industrial purposes
author:
KAJETAN D’OBYRN, ADAM POSTAWA, DAMIAN CIEŃ
ORCID ID:
0000-0002-8356-9854, 0000-0003-1920-871X, 0000-0003-0819-4818
No:
01/2023 Instal p. 47-52
DOI:
DOI 10.36119/15.2023.1.7
The article presents the concept of industrial water supply for the zinc and lead ore processing plants subordinate
to ZGH “Bolesław” S.A., in the conditions of the closure of the “Olkusz – Pomorzany” mine. The need to change
the water supply source results from the cessation of drainage, which previously provided the necessary amounts of
water. The authors propose to use the ventilation holes drilled for the mine closure as wells. OW-1, OW-2, OW-3
wells located in the “Chrobry” and “Bronisław” shafts would be used. The expected maximum discharge of the
designed intake is 60 m3/min, which will meet the demand for industrial water. The technological use of
groundwater flooding the excavation and filling the depression crater of the former mine depends on the quality of
the water, on the content of sulphates.
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About Authors:
Dr hab. inż. Kajetan d’Obyrn, prof. AGH, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8356-9854; dr hab. inż. Adam Postawa, prof. AGH, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1920-871X; mgr inż. Damian Cień https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0819-4818 – Wydział Geologii, Geofizyki i Ochrony Środowiska, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. St. Staszica w Krakowie AGH w Krakowie. Corresponding author: dobyrn@agh.edu.pl