Method of Predicting Seasonal Variations in Water Inflow to Underground Mine Workings Using the Water Catchment Model With Concentrated Parameters

Abstract

The authors suggest using the water catchment model with concentrated parameters for prediction of seasonal variation in water inflow to mines. The efficiency of the slope runoff model application was previously shown on the base of three test subjects operating apatite-nepheline ore deposits in the Khibiny massif. The article provides a simple methodology for water inflow prediction which doesn’t require any specific software. The example is provided of using this methodology for monthly water inflow prediction based on an underground mine in Kuzbass.