Salt geology and mining traditions: Kalush and Stebnyk mines (Fore-Carpathian region, Ukraine)

Bukowski, Krzysztof; Czapowski, Grzegorz

doi:10.7494/geotour.2009.18.3.27

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“…Особливості гідрогеологічних умов Стебницького родовища розглянуті у роботі А. Варламова зі співавторами (Варламов та ін., 1971). Традиції видобутку та соляна геологія на Стебницькій шахті, Передкарпатськиого регіону, розглянуті у роботі К. Буковського та Г. Чаповського (Bukowski, Czapowski, 2009). Забруднення і негативний вплив стічних вод на калійних шахтах та іонний дисбаланс у навколишньому середовищі відображений у роботах Н. Бабершке зі співавторами (Baberschke et al, 2019a(Baberschke et al, , 2019b.…”

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Assessment of the Development of Deformations on the Earth's Surface Within the Stebnytsky Potassium Deposit Mine Field by the Data of Hydrogeological Surveillance

HEVPA,

DOLIN,

YAKOVLEV

2023

VKNUGEOL

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The paper presents the data generalization of the observations of hydrogeological monitoring of mining sites on the dynamics of groundwater level. The processing of hydro-regime studies conducted in 2009-2021 in the area of the mine bypass of the № 2 pit was carried out. Hydrogeological sections reflecting changes in water levels over time were prepared. The most important factor in the lowering of the ground surface is salt karst development. The evaluation of the intensity of karst collapse processes was based on the interpretation of the results of the dynamics of the subsurface water level. The site network consists of more than 30 observation wells drilled into suprasaline and Quaternary aquifers. The main causes of deformation of the salt rock massif and the earth's surface have been identified. These are a decrease in the geomechanical strength of the rock due to its hydration and subsequent subsidence under the geostatic load of the overlying rock, and subsidence of the clay layer covering the salt rock due to the karst process. Based on the observed data, hydrogeologically oriented spatial zoning of the mining concession was performed. As a result of the development of a complex depression in the area of influence of the karst drainage, a drop in the water level in the gypsum-clay horizons was observed over the entire area in 2009-2019. The depression funnel runs in a northwesterly direction, indicating the development of a karst channel in the salts. Significant inflow of suprasaline water in the southwestern and central parts of the mine field combined with intense karstification of the salt massif and gypsum-clay cap deposits within the depression funnel resulted in significant deformation of the earth's surface, formation of karst funnels, and technogenic and ecological threats to critical infrastructure objects. To prevent a man-made ecological catastrophe, it is urgent to develop a scientific rationale for the maximum permissible changes in the environmental parameters of the man-made geological system of the № 2 mine of the Stebnytsky potash deposit during the post-mining phase.

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Assessment of the Development of Deformations on the Earth's Surface Within the Stebnytsky Potassium Deposit Mine Field by the Data of Hydrogeological Surveillance

HEVPA,

DOLIN,

YAKOVLEV

2023

VKNUGEOL

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“…2c) resulting in the deposition of the Solotvyno Formation (Fig. 4) composed mainly of sandstone, siltstone and claystone (Andreyeva-Grigorovich et al, 1997;Ślączka et al, 2007;Bukowski and Czapowski, 2009).…”

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Evolution of surface deformation related to salt extraction-caused sinkholes in Solotvyno (Ukraine) revealed by Sentinel-1 radar interferometry

Szűcs¹,

Gönczy²,

Bozsó³

et al. 2020

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Abstract. Rocksalt has remarkable mechanical properties and a high economic importance, however, this strength of salt compared to other rocks makes it a rather vulnerable material. Human activities could lead to acceleration of the dissolution of soluble rocksalt and collapse of subsurface caverns. Although sinkhole development can be considered local geological disaster regarding the characteristic size of surface depressions the deformations can result in catastrophic events. In this study we report the spatiotemporal evolution of surface deformation in Solotvyno salt mine area in Ukraine based on Sentinel-1 interferometric synthetic aperture radar measurements. Although the mining operations were finished in 2010 several sinkholes have been opened up since then. Our results show that even though the enormous risk managing efforts the sinkholes continue to expand with a maximum line-of-sight deformation rate of 5 cm/yr. The deformation time series show a rather linear feature and unfortunately no slowdown of the processes can be recognized based on the investigated 4.5 year-long data set. We utilized both ascending and descending satellite passes to discriminate the horizontal and vertical deformations and our results revealed that vertical deformation is much more dominant in the area. With the 6-day repetition time of Sentinel-1 observations the evolution of surface changes can be detected in quasi real-time which can facilitate disaster response and recovery.

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The Temperature of Halite Crystallization in the Badenian Saline Basins, in the Context of Paleoclimate Reconstruction of the Carpathian Area

Galamay¹,

Bukowski

Зінчук³

et al. 2021

Minerals

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Currently, fluid inclusions in halite have been frequently studied for the purpose of paleoclimate reconstruction. For example, to determine the air temperature in the Middle Miocene (Badenian), we examine single-phase primary fluid inclusions of the bottom halites (chevron and full-faceted) and near-surface (cumulate) halites collected from the salt-bearing deposits of the Carpathian region. Our analyses showed that the temperatures of near-bottom brines varied in ranges from 19.5 to 22.0 °C and 24.0 to 26.0 °C, while the temperatures of the surface brines ranged from 34.0 to 36.0 °C. Based on these data, such as an earlier study of lithology and sedimentary structures of the Badenian rock salts, the crystallization of bottom halite developed in the basin from concentrated and cooled near-surface brines of about 30 m depth. Our results comply with the data on the temperature distribution in the modern Dead Sea.

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Salt geology and mining traditions: Kalush and Stebnyk mines (Fore-Carpathian region, Ukraine)

Abstract: Development of industrial underground salt mining in western Ukraine has started in the mid-19th century with the discovery of large potash-magnesium salt deposits in Kalush (1854) and Stebnyk (1901)

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Assessment of the Development of Deformations on the Earth's Surface Within the Stebnytsky Potassium Deposit Mine Field by the Data of Hydrogeological Surveillance

Assessment of the Development of Deformations on the Earth's Surface Within the Stebnytsky Potassium Deposit Mine Field by the Data of Hydrogeological Surveillance

Evolution of surface deformation related to salt extraction-caused sinkholes in Solotvyno (Ukraine) revealed by Sentinel-1 radar interferometry

The Temperature of Halite Crystallization in the Badenian Saline Basins, in the Context of Paleoclimate Reconstruction of the Carpathian Area

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