Mine Water Utilization and Sustainable Management
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 59
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogeology; mine water; chemistry; low-carbon heat; geoenergy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mine water has traditionally been considered as a liability around the globe, whether it be from environmental challenges in relation to abandoned flooded mines or as an operational cost for dewatering active ming sites. This Special Issue aims to promote the latest research in mine water utilization and sustainable management which advances the reimagining of mine water as an energy, economic and societal asset. Former and active mines are common features in many countries, and are associated with enormous volumes of water which could be exploited for a wide range range of beneficial uses. Key topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Heat extraction for domestic and commercial application
- Thermal energy storage to balance low-carbon energy networks
- Extraction of chemical feedstocks for a range of industries
- Acid mine drainage prevention, control and monitoring
- Purification for potable water in stressed environments
- Subsurface pumped hydropower
- A storage solution for captured carbon dioxide emissions
We invite contributions from fundamental science principles to practical, real world operational learnings, including discipline-focused or cross-disciplinary approaches from research areas such as hydrogeology, numerical modelling, geochemistry, energy systems and mechanical engineering. Submissions from early career researchers and authors based in low‑ and middle‑income countries (LMICs) are particularly encouraged as selective publication fee waivers are available.
Dr. Neil Burnside
Dr. Ian Molnar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mine water
- hydrogeology
- geothermal
- acid mine drainage
- thermal energy storage
- geochemistry
- subsurface transport
- contaminant fate
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