TEXMIN project was presented to stakeholders from Ukraine coal regions, who visited Polish coal regions in transition (Silesia & Wielkopolska) from December 12-15, 2022, as part of the exchange of experience of the region’s authorities in leading the process of…
An article entitled “Modelling flooding due to runoff from spoil heaps during heavy rainfall” was published in Mining Technology. Read the full article here
The project POMHAZ, funded under Research Fund for Coal & Steel, coordinated by Institut National De L Environnement Industriel Et Des Risques – Ineris is carried out from the 3rd of October 2022 to the 2nd of October 2025. POMHAZ focuses on…
An article entitled “Shaft liquidation method adjusted for high precipitation associated with climate change impact” was published in Journal of Sustainable Mining. Read the full article here
An article entitled “Slope Stability Numerical Analysis and Landslide Prevention of Coal Mine Waste Dump under the Impact of Rainfall – A Case Study of Janina Mine, Poland” was published in Energies. Read the full article here
To learn about TEXMIN project results see the leaflet below. It guides you through all outcomes of the project. The leaflet is available here
TEXMIN Handbook A Guide to Managing the Risks Posed to Working and Abandoned Mining Facilities, and to the Surrounding Environment, Caused by Climate Change was published. TEXMIN Handbook can be downloaded here
The final partners meeting was held on 17th of October 2022 and was organized online. As the content-related progress of project works and the results had been presented during Conference few days earlier, this meeting was focused on progress of…
On October 4, 2022, at the Central Mining Institute, the TEXMIN conference was held (in hybrid mode). The conference was held in English, but to provide a wider access to the information presented and due to the interest expressed by…
Główny Instytut Górnictwa oraz partnerzy projektu TEXMIN mają zaszczyt zaprosić na międzynarodową konferencję podsumowującą w ramach projektu pn. Wpływ ekstremalnych zjawisk pogodowych na działalność górniczą (TEXMIN). Projekt ma na celu identyfikację zagrożeń dla czynnych i likwidowanych kopalń oraz terenów pogórniczych wraz z…
The Central Mining Institute and the partners of the TEXMIN project are pleased to invite you to the international conference summarizing the project TEXMIN (The Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Mining Activities) results. One of project aims was to…
An article entitled: “Materiały zasypowe do likwidacji szybów górniczych” was published in Przegląd Górniczy, 78/2, p. 26-33. Full article available here
From the 22th of September 2022 to the 23th of September 2022 the XXVI conference in Sloup was held. The special session devoted to TEXMIN project took place during conference. See agenda here
As a result of the flooding of the former Siersza mine in Poland, as well as in connection with the phenomena occurring – periods of prolonged drought and subsequent intensive precipitation – dangerous events on the surface related to the…
TEXMIN on PKG2022 12/09/2022 The Polish Mining Congress (PKG2022) is the most important forum for representatives of science and industry in the broader area of mining. This year’s 5th Polish Mining Congress was held at the International Congress Centre in…
The DMT team presented TEXMIN results during the conference Kassel22, which was held on 6th and 8th of September 2022 in Kassel city. The Kassel22 is a German conference on the subject of mine water and water from salt production with…
22/08/2022 On the 11th of August, another scan of the Janina Waste Mine Heap was carried out. A thermal camera was used to assess the effect of vegetation on lowering the ground temperature.
On July 20 in Libiąż, representatives of the GIG and TAURON Wydobycie participated in a meeting under the ExchangeEU project funded by the European Commission. During the meeting with representatives of the regions of Usti from the Czech Republic and…
TEXMIN project aims and results have been presented to the delegation of representatives of public authorities and the Kosovo Energy Corporation j.s.c (KEK). The risk assessment approach was discussed during the visit at GIG premise. Additionally the guests have seen the results…
On the 7th of July, representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation Mr. Andrea Gentili and Mr. Moises Blanco Rios and Mr Paul Webb of the Research Executive Agency (REA) have been hosted by GIG and…
On Monday, the 20th of June 2022 TEXMIN risk management tool and the results of pilot installations for heap stabilization in the light of extreme rainfall were discussed with representatives of Moravskoslezské Investice a Development, a.s. (MSID), Vysoka Skola Banska…
From the 2nd to 3rd of June 2022 the 6th Partners Meeting took place in Spain. Subterra hosted the meeting. The meeting was organized in hybrid formula. General project progress and status of periodic report and specific deliverables were summed…
Professor Karen Hudson Edwards, the main CSM academic, explained the need of the slope monitoring investigation in the BBC article. The article mentioned also TEXMIN project and the work done by TEXMIN project partner, University of Exeter. Read more on bbc.com
On the 26th of May 2022 in the Central Mining Institute a regional workshop took place. The workshop was organized in the framework of the project entitled The impact of extreme weather events on mining activities with the acronym TEXMIN.…
On the 26th of May 2022 the regional workshop entitled: “Impact of weather phenomena on the mining sector and post-mining areas – regional workshop” will take place in the headquaters of Central Mining Institute. The conclusions will be soon available.
SRK S.A., TEXMIN project partner, carries out research projects using many of its strengths. The liquidation of the Głowacki shaft was combined with the study of the impact of extreme weather events on mining activities. Read the full article in Polish here
A new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) called Drought In Numbers, 2022 was released on 11 May. It was released to mark Drought Day at UNCCD’s 15th Conference of Parties. See the whole report here
On the 19 of April 2022 POI Format performed a dron flight to measure the geometry of the slope of the Janina mine waste disposal facility in Libiąż in Poland. The measurements, using the photogrammetric method, will allow to determine the effectiveness…
The second part of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was finalized on 27 February 2022 during the 12th Session of Working Group II and 55th Session of the IPCC. The Working Group II…
GIG representatives participated in a webinar entitled “EU mission: climate change adaptation – how to achieve climate resilience by 2030”, held on the 20 January 2022. The webinar was organised by the NCBR (National Center for Research and Development) Office…