ENVIRONMENT

Research on open cut stability after water fill

FEDERATION University researchers from the Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Engineering Research Group are exploring whether the quality of water used to fill open cast pits from coal mining affects the stability of mine walls.

The proposed rehabilitation of Latrobe Valley’s coal mines involving filling the pits with water.

The proposed rehabilitation of Latrobe Valley’s coal mines involving filling the pits with water.

With the proposed rehabilitation of Latrobe Valley's coal mines involving filling the pits with water, the researchers are studying how water quality, or a change in water quality from runoff and rainfall,...

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