矿坑疏水及其对地下水资源影响评价:以土耳其西部卡尔丹哥镍矿(Caldag Nickle Mine)为例

Dewatering requirements of three open pits located in western Turkey and the impact of dewatering on groundwater resources were evaluated using a three-dimensional numerical groundwater flow model. The groundwater was modeled using MODFLOW software and the dewatering was simulated using the MODFLOW Drain Package. The drain cell configurations were determined by pit boundaries; invert elevations of drains corresponded to the bench elevations in the mining schedule, which varied dynamically among the three pits. Transient model runs were conducted for the 21 years of mine life to calculate the monthly dewatering rates. Simulation results indicate that the average groundwater inflow to the excavations is 3.64 L/s, excluding the effects of direct rainfall into the pits and surface water flow from the benches. Long term (80 years) simulations were conducted to predict the amount of drawdown at the water supply wells in the area. The results indicate that 21 years of mining will not significantly impact the water levels in these wells. However, natural discharge from the springs near the pits will be exhausted by the dewatering

The numerical analysis of fault-induced mine water inrush using the extended finite element method and fracture mechanics

Fault activation caused by construction, earthquakes, or mining can produce disastrous water-inrush episodes in underground mines. Fault activation is generally caused by stress concentration at the fault tip, so in this study, a computational model of a typical underground stope with a hidden fault was established for quantitatively assessing the magnitude of the stress concentration of the stress fields of the fault-tip. Numerical simulation was performed using the extended finite element method and fracture mechanics. The stress intensity factors, which represent the magnitude of the stress concentration, were obtained using the interaction integral method to quantitatively evaluate the tip fields and to assess the possibility of fault activation. The mining depth, fluid pressure, fault dip, and fault length were analyzed to determine their effect on fault activation. In addition, the advance of a working face was simulated in the same computational model to determine whether underground mining would cause fault activation