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Lookup NU author(s): David Banks, Dr Adam Frolik, Dr Grzegorz Gzyl
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A variable-volume, head-dependent mine water filling model (MIFIM) has been utilized to simulate the post-abandonment flooding of the Siersza coal mine in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin of southern Poland. It is demonstrated that desaturated pore space in the aquifer adjacent to the mine comprises a significant component of the resaturable mine-related void. The model results are very sensitive to the value of this poorly constrained parameter. Nevertheless, the model successfully predicted the first appearance of mine water in an observation well and its subsequent rise. Despite this apparent success, it is concluded that such modeling approaches generally lack predictive power for mines in permeable, porous host rocks. As real monitoring data accumulate, however, such models can be calibrated and their utility increased.
Author(s): Banks D; Frolik A; Gzyl G; Rogoz M
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Hydrogeology Journal: Conference on Minewater Pollution and Remediation
Year of Conference: 2010
Pages: 519-534
ISSN: 1431-2174
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-009-0534-z
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0534-z
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ISBN: 14350157
