| Course Unit Code | 542-0765/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| SAN02 | doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Recently, there has been a massive increase in the closure of mines, which if they no longer have a use, must be liquidated according to the applicable legislation. However, foreign experience shows that deep mines in particular have considerable potential in their further use, e.g. for energy storage, waste disposal, underground laboratories, showrooms, museums, etc. Within the course, students will learn about the individual possibilities of using mining company sites, including case studies, but also with the issues associated with the termination of mining and mine liquidation. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Graduates of the course will gain information on the basic methods of mineral extraction and their effects on the environment, determination of the hazards of old mine workings and the possibility of their rehabilitation. The main focus will be on the possibilities of using old mines and mine workings, including practical examples. Attention will also be paid to the social and economic aspects of mining decommissioning and the current legislation related to mining decommissioning. Students will be introduced to case studies of specific projects.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to evaluate the potential of abandoned mines for their subsequent use. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Introduction to Mining
2. Environmental impact of Mining.
3. Socieconomic aspects of mining to postmining area
4. Legislation associated to postmining
5. Geomechanical assesment of stability underground mine workings
6. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines to geothermal energy
7. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines for eletrical energy
8. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines for museums, showrooms and underground laboratories
9. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines as waste storage
10. Possibilities of usage abandoned mines as woter reservoars
11. Possibilities of usage surface areas (brownfields) of abandoned mines
12. Possibilities of usage tailings and dumps
13. Reclamation of postmining areas |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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Stevens, Rob. Relinquishment of Closed Mine Sites: Policy Steps for Governments. International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2023. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep53194. Accessed 2 Nov. 2023.
ISO 20305:2020 Mine closure and reclamation — Vocabulary
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:20305:ed-1:v1:en
ISO 24419-1:2023(en) Mine closure and reclamation – Managing mining legacies — Part 1: Requirements and recommendations
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:24419:-1:ed-1:v1:en
ISO/TR 24419-2:2023(en) Mine closure and reclamation – Managing mining legacies — Part 2: Case studies and bibliography
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:tr:24419:-2:ed-1:v1:en |
GRYGÁREK, Jiří. Zajištění a likvidace dolů. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2001. ISBN 80-7078-924-7.
KADEŘÁBKOVÁ, Božena a PIECHA, Marian. Brownfields: jak vznikají a co s nimi. C.H. Beck pro praxi. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7400-123-9 |
| Recommended Reading: |
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| KLÁT, Jaroslav a MATĚJ, Miloš. National cultural heritage site Michal/Petr Cinger coal mine, Ostrava. Přeložil Chris HOPKINSON. Ostrava: National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites, Regional Unit in Ostrava, c2007. ISBN 978-80-85034-38-7 |
| KLÁT, Jaroslav a MATĚJ, Miloš. National cultural heritage site Michal/Petr Cinger coal mine, Ostrava. Přeložil Chris HOPKINSON. Ostrava: National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites, Regional Unit in Ostrava, c2007. ISBN 978-80-85034-38-7 |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 | 34 |