<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The author discusses the issues associated with the changes of land surface shaping, caused by underground mining of salt. The characteristic of salt mining is essentially different from that of mining of other types of minerals, which is associated with salt’s physical properties of salt rock mass. Consequently, the effects of underground salt mining that appear on land surface, although well known from other types of mining, are essentially different in dynamics and development in time. Most certainly, mining effects also depend on salt mining methods. Our analysis allows us to conclude that land surface deformations do not have to cause menace provided that proper technical and technological procedures are observed. The mistakes made in the salt mining art and practice may not be generally corrected and often end in mining catastrophes.</p></abstract>

The author discusses the issues associated with the changes of land surface shaping, caused by underground mining of salt. The characteristic of salt mining is essentially different from that of mining of other types of minerals, which is associated with salt’s physical properties of salt rock mass. Consequently, the effects of underground salt mining that appear on land surface, although well known from other types of mining, are essentially different in dynamics and development in time. Most certainly, mining effects also depend on salt mining methods. Our analysis allows us to conclude that land surface deformations do not have to cause menace provided that proper technical and technological procedures are observed. The mistakes made in the salt mining art and practice may not be generally corrected and often end in mining catastrophes.

Effect of salt mining on land surface

Departpent of Underground Mining, Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering

Technical Transactions

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The author discusses the issues associated with the changes of land surface shaping, caused by underground mining of salt. The characteristic of salt mining is...

Effect of salt mining on land surface

Publié en ligne: 23 mai 2020

Pages: 39 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.046.6357

Mots clés
salt mining, operating effects, mining land category

© 2017 Wacław Andrusikiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Effect of salt mining on land surface

Publié en ligne: 23 mai 2020

Pages: 39 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.046.6357

Mots cléssalt mining, operating effects, mining land category

© 2017 Wacław Andrusikiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Mots clés
salt mining, operating effects, mining land category