Technical gazette, Vol. 31 No. 4, 2024.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20240503001516
Development of a Conceptual Model for Environmental Monitoring in Underground Coal Mining
Dejan Dramlić
; Institute for Testing of Materials (IMS), Bulevar vojvode Mišića 43, Belgrade, Serbia
Vladica Ristić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-1698
; Faculty of Applied Ecology "Futura", Metropolitan University, Belgrade, Serbia
Dragan Zlatanović
orcid.org/0000-0002-1095-1913
; University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, Serbia
*
Jelena Ivaz
orcid.org/0000-0001-9263-6804
; University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, Serbia
Duško Đukanović
; University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, Serbia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Despite the implementation of various technological solutions, underground coal mining has a significant environmental impact. This paper focuses on the impact of underground coal mines on the environment, with particular emphasis on such mining activities in the Republic of Serbia and stresses the importance of monitoring as a phase of environmental protection. The current practice of environmental monitoring in underground coal mines in the Republic of Serbia lacks systematic and comprehensive procedures, making this research paper an original and significant contribution to the mining industry. The primary objective of this research is to investigate the interaction between underground mining operations and the environment, provide a realistic assessment of the environmental impacts, and emphasize the importance of measuring certain parameters. A conceptual model of environmental monitoring, encompassing global trends and research, as well as the existing institutional framework in the Republic of Serbia, has been developed in this paper. Consistent implementation of this model can help establish quality procedures to reduce the impact of underground coal mining on the environment. The research demonstrates that the parameters with the greatest direct impact on the environment are the mine air (i.e. methane), waste rock disposal, ground subsidence, and indirect impacts such as electricity consumption. These influential parameters are analysed using the example of the Soko brown coal mine.
Keywords
coal mine; environmental impact; methane
Hrčak ID:
318488
URI
Publication date:
27.6.2024.
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