Groundwater Dynamics for Mine Water Hazard Prevention
A Special Issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263) belonging to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 33
Editors
Interests: mine hydrogeology; groundwater dynamics; mine water hazard prevention
Interests: mine hydrogeology; eco-hydrogeology; hydrogeochemistry
Interests: mine hydrogeology; mine water hazard prevention and control; groundwater numerical simulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Underground mining of coal and minerals fundamentally disturbs the natural groundwater system. Resource extraction, long-term dewatering, and mining-induced fracturing redistribute pore pressure, create hydraulic connections between confined and unconfined aquifers, and mobilize large volumes of water along fault and fracture networks. These disturbances give rise to a range of water-related hazards—most critically water inrush and catastrophic mine flooding, but also groundwater-level drawdown, land subsidence, and contamination of shallow drinking-water sources. As mining depth and intensity continue to increase, groundwater dynamics have become a central influence on the safety of mining operations and the sustainable use of water resources in mining regions. Understanding the mechanisms, monitoring, and management of groundwater under conditions of mining disturbance is therefore of major scientific and societal importance.
This Special Issue will collect papers (original research articles and review papers) that give insights about the mechanisms, monitoring, and prevention of groundwater-related hazards in mining environments, as well as that advance integrated strategies for the safe and sustainable groundwater management in mining areas.
This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- Mechanisms of groundwater flow, pressure evolution, and multiphase transport in mined rock masses and fault/fracture networks;
- Monitoring, numerical modeling, and early-warning of mine water inrush and other groundwater-related hazards;
- Groundwater protection, recharge, and sustainable utilization in mining areas.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Aoshuang Mei
Dr. Xiao Zhang
Dr. Shihao Meng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mine groundwater
- groundwater dynamics
- mine water hazard prevention
- water inrush
- mine hydrogeology
- groundwater monitoring and modeling
- mining-induced fractures
- groundwater protection and recharge
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