K. Modis et al., Development and validation of a geostatistical model for prediction of acid mine drainage in underground sulphide mines, T I MIN M-A, 107, 1998, pp. A102-A107
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Geological Petroleum & Minig Engineering
Journal title
TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY SECTION A-MINING INDUSTRY
Work was undertaken to develop, by means of geostatistical modelling, a cor
relation between acid mine drainage and the spatial distribution of net neu
tralization potential (NNP) values of the geological formations in a polyme
tallic sulphide mine. The Stratonion mines, Macedonia, Greece, were used fo
r the case study. A three-dimensional stochastic numerical model of the dis
tribution of NNP values in the wider mine area was developed. The model pre
dicts the location of underground areas that have strong potential for acid
drainage generation. The now rate and quality of underground water streams
in the mine were monitored for a two-year period and the water quality dat
a were used to validate the model. The agreement was found to be very good.