Protecting River Environment through Proper Management of Material Mining by Matrix Method (Case Study of A'la River in Iran)

Regarding the importance of rivers, appropriate management of aggregate mining is of great significance. Mining of river materials has a direct impact on environmental conditions of the river. Today, aggregate mining management represents a crucial topic in river engineering. Often selected based on the pattern of the considered river, matrix method provides a suitable approach to improve the river aggregate mining management. The present research aims at presenting the application of the matrix method in river material mining location evaluation. Given the capabilities of the matrix method for determining potential of mine area and aggregate mining method, this method can be seen as a suitable solution for reducing negative environmental impacts of river material mining. A'la River is one of the most important rivers streaming in Khouzestan Province (Iran), with its sediment load and mining potential being of critical importance. In this research, the reach of A'la River at the intersection of Rood-Zard River and Rahmhormoz diversion dam was studied for aggregate mining and application of matrix method. The main purpose of this work is to study the application of matrix method to A'la River. The results indicate braided pattern of the river and appropriateness of the matrix method. Available volume of aggregate for mining within the mentioned reach of A'la River was estimated as 50,000 m3, and scraping method at a maximum depth of 1 m was proposed for mining of the aggregates

Zastosowanie globalnych doświadczeń w ocenie strefy wydobycia: Przypadek rzeki Zohreh

The materials mining from rivers have a variety of negative and positive effects. Currently, one of the most important issues in river engineering is the proper management of materials mining. In this research, global experiences and international standards for managing sand and gravel mining have been applied to evaluate the mining area in the Zohreh River in Khuzestan province (Iran). One of the evaluation methods in this field is the river matrix method. In this method, which is defined on the basis of river pattern, river characteristics such as river size, site location of materials, associated channel and type of deposit are being considered. In this research, a segment of the Zohreh River between Sardasht Zeydun bridge and Mohseniyeh village in which has good potential for gravel mining was selected and evaluated for river characteristics, mining potential and application of river matrix method. The study indicates that the Zohreh River has a braided pattern in the range. The volume of sediment materials in the target area is about 10 000 m3, the length and width of the mining area are 125 and 80 m respectively, and surface extraction with a maximum depth of 1 m was recommended for extraction of materials. At the end of the research, management solutions and solutions for mining of river materials were presented using various standards.Pozyskiwanie materiału rzecznego niesie ze sobą wiele negatywnych i pozytywnych skutków. Obecnie jednym z głównych problemów inżynierii rzecznej jest właściwe zarządzanie wydobyciem materiałów. W badaniach wykorzystano globalne doświadczenie i międzynarodowe standardy wydobycia piasku i żwiru do oceny obszaru eksploatacji w rzece Zohreh w prowincji Khuzestan (Iran). Jedną z metod oceny jest metoda macierzowa. W metodzie tej, którą definiuje się na podstawie układu rzeki, bierze się pod uwagę takie cechy rzeki, jak: wielkość, lokalizacja materiału, kanały boczne i rodzaj depozytu. Do badań wybrano odcinek rzeki Zohreh pomiędzy mostem Sardasht Zeydun a wsią Mohseniyeh, gdzie istnieją duże możliwości wydobycia żwiru. Oceniono właściwości rzeki, potencjał wydobywczy i zastosowanie metody macierzowej. Badania wykazały, że rzeka Zohreh na badanym odcinku ma układ wielokorytowy. Objętość materiału osadowego na badanym obszarze wynosi ok. 10 000 m3, długość i szerokość terenu wydobywczego to odpowiednio 125 i 80 m, a zalecana maksymalna głębokość wydobycia materiału wynosi 1 m. W podsumowaniu badań przedstawiono rozwiązania w zakresie wydobycia materiałów rzecznych z uwzględnieniem różnych standardów