Stabilisation of bank slopes that are prone to liquefaction in ecologically sensitive areas

Synthetic Analysis of Thematic Studies towards Determining the Recreational Potential of Anthropogenic Reservoirs

“…On the other hand, the nature of the excavated deposit has a direct impact on both the shape of the reservoir (bottom and bank system, depth) and the physical and chemical properties of the water. The information gathered in Table 1 shows these relationships and indicates that the greatest number of recreational activities is possible in anthropogenic reservoirs resulting from opencast mining of natural resources [56,57,58,59].…”

Quantifying, assessing and removing the extreme gas load from meromictic Guadiana pit lake, Southwest Spain

“…Collapsing side walls had been documented from several pit lakes (e.g. Nestler and Stoll, 2001;Schultze et al, 2013, Diez-Ercilla, 2015 reaching volumes up to 50 Mm 3 of mobilized material (see Pankow et al, 2013;Vogt et al, 2014); some events impacted on lake stratification (e.g. Lake Goitsche, Germany: Boehrer et al, 2003;Berkeley Pit Lake, Montana, USA: Gammons and Tucci, 2013).…”

Realizing Beneficial End Uses from Abandoned Pit Lakes

“…With over a half century of open cut mining demonstrated in most countries, pit lake legacies have been shown to present long-term and significant health, safety, and environmental risks that are difficult to resolve [7]. These risks are, in particular, poor water quality (elevated metal concentrations and/or acidification due to the mobilization of metals as contaminants of potential concern (COPC) and the oxidation of sulfide minerals, particularly pyrite) [6,8,9], unstable sidewalls and, thus, landslides [10,11], and steep sidewalls accompanied by the risk of falling and drowning [12,13]. These risks can typically be mitigated by closure planning and associated technical measures during mining and closure or following relinquishment [7,10,11,14].…”