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Preservation and liquidation of selected mines is a serious problem of mineral resources sector. It is acknowledged that ?disturbed? lands lose their value due to such activity, and land reclamation appears to be the most efficient solution for this problem. Not all the sites of mines are subject to unconditional liquidation given the academic and historic-cultural potential what allows considering these territories in a different capacity. The practice of industrial space revitalization by museumification and art...

In the Czech Republic, the production of energy using fossil fuels - particularly coal - is still a major proportion of total production. The energy sector is and will remain one of the most important areas of the Czech economy, ensuring supply of electricity and heat to the population and industrial enterprises. In the power and heating plants is burned primarily domestic brown coal mined in opencast mines in the north-western part of the Czech Republic, namely, Usti Region. For combustion of biomass in the Czech...

Extraction of rare earth elements (REE) from mining wastes may change their physical and chemical properties thus affecting their usefulness for reclamation. The aim of this work was to assess the usefulness for reclamation of mine wastes used for REE production. Samples of mine wastes after an experimental benefication process (n=6) were delivered from Kankberg mine, Sweden. The samples were measured for organic matter (OM) content, specific gravity, maximum water holding capacity (WHC), texture, pH and electric ...

The aim of this paper is to point out to conception of remediation approaches in the mining landscape after ending of mining. Remediation is technically and financially very demanding. According authors of some scientific studies comparing the results of the technical and biological reclamation with a spontaneous succession showed the advantages of spontaneous succession. Therefore the current trend in landscape ecology promotes procedures without technical remediation, which limits the progressive succession. On ...

Contribution deals with a future development of an area affected by brown coal mining. The area consists of Chomutov, Most, Teplice and ?st? nad Labem districts located in the northern Bohemia at the foot of the Ore Mountains. Even though the land is severely damaged by the coal mining, the future potential can be sustainable there. Due to good experience with reclamation and restoration processes, the area is constantly renewed and integrated back to the surrounding landscape. It is important to concentrate on re...

The purpose of the paper is inventarization, mapping and valorization of coal mining waste dumps, which occur in the area of Gliwice city (southern Poland, NW part of USCB), for the needs of reclamation and management of examined objects and defining potential recovery of coal from the dumps. Valorization of post-mining waste dumps has been done using original methodology, considering problems of reclamation, management, accessibility of the dumps as well as environmental hazards. On three valorized post-mining wa...

The article summarised course of activities in trachyandezit (Latit) quarry (tephrite) in Bra?any location starting from mining working permit phase until termination of activities and subsequent redevelopment and reclamation of quarry residual pit. Redevelopment and reclamation of territory after mining is one of the main activities of Severo?esk? doly a.s.The paper provides data on the Bra?any opencast mine, namely the geography, environmental situation, climatic, hydrologic, geological and hydro-geological cond...