Integrated hydrogeological study of a tectonically controlled aquifer system: The Rohia–Sbiba graben, Central Tunisia

2021 ◽  
Vol 130 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouez Gouasmia ◽  
Ferid Dhahri ◽  
Mhamdi Abdelkader ◽  
Idris Salhi ◽  
Hakim Gabtni ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHEDDAD Souhila ◽  
Haouchine Abdelhamid

Abstract This work is part of the hydrogeological study of the Kherzet Youcef deposit. The polymetallic deposit of Kherzet Youcef, known, since the beginning of the 20th century, by the exploitation of Lead and Zinc ore, is located 50 Km southeast of Setif (North-eastern Algeria) and 5.5 Km west of Ain Azel. Mineralization is represented by some ore bodies (about 25). The thickness variate from a few centimeters up to 3m. These bodies are located on the layers of dolomites and dolomitized marls and along the Kherzet Youcef fault. The geological reserves of Zinc and Lead ore are of the order of 1.6 million tons. This ore has a Pb content of 3.6% and Zn content of 18.4%. The projected annual exploitation was 100 thousand tons per year. Hydrogeological studies carried out successively (1973-1977) and (1981-1983) revealed the existence of an aquifer system located west of the Kherzet Youssef fault characterized by the presence of Karts and by strong cracking due to local brittle tectonics. These two characteristics define the filtration and storage capacity of very abundant groundwater. This groundwater represented a major handicap for mining in view of the large amounts of water that required the installation of major pumping and drainage devices. The Kherzet Youssef mine has experienced frequent flooding in the past at a time when technology could not pump efficiently. It caused the mine to close several times. In June 1990, the mine experienced a flood of great magnitude that has never been observed and despite the large installed means of pumping, this "water cost" led to the total drowning of the mine, the death of 19 workers and the stoppage of the exploitation of this deposit since. Pitting attempts were carried out with a pumping capacity of 1100 m3/h, then 1800 m3/h but without success. The interpretation of the drawdown data and field observations made it possible to conclude that this accident was only the result of the general destabilization of the massif. Our complementary work by geophysical prospecting made it possible to represent the configuration of the underground layers and demonstrate the hydrodynamic communication between the two East and West compartments of the deposit.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mhamdi Abdelkader ◽  
Mouez Gouasmia ◽  
Ferid Dhahri ◽  
Lahmadi Moumni ◽  
Mohamed Soussi

2016 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 174-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naziha Mokadem ◽  
Abedslem Demdoum ◽  
Younes Hamed ◽  
Salem Bouri ◽  
Rihab Hadji ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-83
Author(s):  
Shalaho Dina Devy

Ch a n g e s in land use impacts on groundwater availability both in quality and quantity. Study of geological, hydrogeological conditions, hydrological, hydrogeological boundary conditions contribute to determine the presence of groundwater in the groundwater basin and determine the natural groundwater flow modeling patterns. Location of the study are in Muara Lawa, including the formation Pulaubalang, Pamaluan, and Balikpapan on Lampanan syncline structure. Exploration drilling results indicate, that the hydrogeological study area into the aquifer system of folded sedimentary rocks consisting of seven aquifer layers alternating between akuitar, aquifers, and the base layer in the form of akuiklud. The area bounded by the limits of the model study of surface water in two major rivers, the Lawa River (east) and the Perak River (west), as well as the groundwater divide with the highest head (north and south. The results of the analysis of the type of regional aquifers aquifer models including the category of semi depressed with aquitards dominance in the surface layer. The pattern of groundwater flow and head height can be predicted by modeling using Visual Modflow. There is an increase zone budget is almost five times higher than the natural condition to the active mining conditions, particularly in the green zone, that of the natural conditions of 1,502 m3 day-1 to 12,930 m3 day-1 in the active mining. This is due, in the mining area there is a change in land use and hidrostratigrafi, namely the formation of pits that reach depths of 70 meters.


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Ismail Chenini ◽  
Abdallah Ben Mammou ◽  
Mohamed Moncef Turki ◽  
Eric Mercier

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