D7-Deliverable D2.1: Data base of hazards related to closed and abandoned coalmines and lignite in Europe
The current document is the technical report of Task 2.1, supporting and supplementing
the knowledge base created for D2.1. The primary objective of this task was to create a
comprehensive knowledge database for the coal mining communities, explicitly focusing
on post-mining hazard occurrences. The primary deliverable is an Excel spreadsheet with
a knowledge base document describing the hazards affecting abandoned coal mines
across Europe. Partners representing each country (France, Germany, Greece, and
Poland) have been in contact with various national and regional organizations. They
gathered relevant data, representative examples, and information on hazard
management related to abandoned coal and lignite mines.
Section 4.1 provides the database’s creation development, while section 4.2 outlines the
families categorizing post-mining hazards. Section 4.3 establishes the guidelines
governing the utilization of the final knowledge database. Additionally, these guidelines
are available as an additional sheet within the Excel file.
D7- Deliverable D2.2: Critical analysis and methodology of multi-hazard interaction
The deliverable addresses more precisely:
• The post-mining hazard and the approaches and used tools across Europe to assess and
integrate in a single and consistent framework several specific hazards / hazards
interactions and their socio-economic implications;
• The gaps in terms of methods for evaluating specific hazards / hazards interactions, and
their socio-economic implications.
The main objective of the deliverable is to summarize the feedback and the critical analysis
regarding the risk assessment for multi-hazards in the mining sector and, more precisely, in
post-mining areas.
The main outcome of this analysis is showing that the number of the post-mining hazards
considered varies from one country to another. The main post-mining hazards related to
abandoned coal-mines in Europe are: ground movement, pollution, hydrological disturbance.
But also, in Poland, the induced seismicity and radiation are considered as post-mining
hazards related to coalmine.
The critical analysis clearly highlighted the lack of multi-hazard analysis. Different
tools used for multi-hazard analysis of natural hazards can be used in the context of the postmining
hazards, such as multi-hazard matrix, interaction organigram etc. The multi-hazard
assessment will present important benefits for stakeholders.
The next steps are the studying of the multi-hazards and multi-risks, methods and regulations
for the identification, analysis, classification and assessment of post-mining hazards for their
respective countries, and with particular reference to their areas of specific expertise.