scholarly journals Kherzet Youcef Mine Flooding of 2nd June 1990 Revisited (Northeastern of Algeria) Origine and Hydrogeological Consequences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHEDDAD Souhila ◽  
Haouchine Abdelhamid
Keyword(s):  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ore Bodies ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Zn Content ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Mine Flooding ◽  
Eastern Algeria ◽  
And Storage

Abstract This work is part of the hydro geological study of the Kherzet Youcef deposit. The polymetallic deposit of Kherzet Youcef is known since the beginning of the 20th century. It is known by the exploitation of Lead and Zinc ore. It is located 50 Km southeast of Setif (North-eastern Algeria) and 5.5 Km west of Ain Azel. Mineralization can be described by some ore bodies (about 25). The thickness variate from a few centimeters up to 3 m. These bodies are located on the layers of dolomite and dolomitized marl 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. Hydro geological studies carried out successively (1973-1977) and (1981-1983) revealed the existence of an aquifer system located west of the Kherzet Youssef fault. It is 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 costled 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.

scholarly journals Kherzet Youcef Mine Flooding of 2nd June 1990 Revisited (Northeastern of Algeria) Origine and Hydrogeological Consequences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHEDDAD Souhila ◽  
Haouchine Abdelhamid
Keyword(s):  
Aquifer System ◽  
Ore Bodies ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Hydrogeological Study ◽  
Zn Content ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Mine Flooding ◽  
Hydrogeological Studies ◽  
Eastern Algeria ◽  
And Storage

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.

The Study of Biogeoavailability of Calcium in Ashaka Cement Industry Environs of North Eastern Zone of Nigeria

2009 ◽  
Vol 62-64 ◽  
pp. 380-384
Author(s):  
A.I. Inegbenebor
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Standard Error ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Statistical Interpretation ◽  
Base Metals ◽  
Ore Bodies ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Eastern Zone ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
The Common

The samples in the study of Ashaka cement environs were collected on both mineralized and unmineralized ground. These were analyzed to determine the amounts of the elements absorbed by the plants in the area under study using analytical methods (IR, AAS). The observations and prediction of the results show that secondary carbonate minerals, especially those of the common base metals such as magnesium, lead and zinc may be found in Gombe-Bauchi ore bodies include associate minerals. The associate minerals that may be found are hydrozincite, Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6, hydrocerussite, Pb3 (CO3)2 (OH)2 and the very rare mineral plumbonacrite, PbOO(OH)6(CO3)2, Dypingite, Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2.5H2O etc. This is in accordance with the statistical interpretation of the results. The standard deviation were identified as action line , which is equivalent to 59.16 and 49.84 , while two standard error as warning lines, that is resulting in 58.91 . The expectation of these minerals in abundance depends on the ratio of a(Ca2+)/a(Mg2+), a(Ca2+)/a(Zn2+) and a(Ca2+)/a(Pb2+). The technological importances of these associate and very rare minerals are discussed.

Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in two agricultural landscapes in North-Eastern Algeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmina Saouache ◽  
Salaheddine Doumandji ◽  
Nadia Ouchtati
Keyword(s):  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Eastern Algeria

Colchicum autumnale (Colchicaceae) w okolicach Krakowa – dawne i obecne rozmieszczenie

2019 ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Magdalena Zarzyka-Ryszka
Keyword(s):  
Adjacent Area ◽  
Colchicum Autumnale ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Present Distribution ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
North Eastern Part

The paper describes the past and present distribution of Colchicum autumnale in the vicinity of Cracow, highlights the role of Stanisław Dembosz (who published the first locality of C. autumnale near Igołomia in 1841). Gives information about the occurrence of C. autumnale in Krzeszowice in the 19th century (reported by Bronisław Gustawicz), presents new localities noted in 2012–2014 in meadows in the north-eastern part of the Puszcza Niepołomicka forest and adjacent area (between the Vistula and Raba rivers), and gives a locality found in Cracow in 2005 (no longer extant).

Recognition Pattern, Functional Mechanism and Application of Chitin and Chitosan Oligosaccharides in Sustainable Agriculture

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (29) ◽  
pp. 3508-3521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaochen Jia ◽  
Mijanur R. Rajib ◽  
Heng Yin
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Biotic Stresses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Chitosan Oligosaccharides ◽  
Recognition Pattern ◽  
Functional Mechanism ◽  
Chitin And Chitosan ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Further Development

Background: Application of chitin attracts much attention in the past decades as the second abundant polysaccharides in the world after cellulose. Chitin oligosaccharides (CTOS) and its deacetylated derivative chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) were shown great potentiality in agriculture by enhancing plant resistance to abiotic or biotic stresses, promoting plant growth and yield, improving fruits quality and storage, etc. Those applications have already served huge economic and social benefits for many years. However, the recognition mode and functional mechanism of CTOS and COS on plants have gradually revealed just in recent years. Objective: Recognition pattern and functional mechanism of CTOS and COS in plant together with application status of COS in agricultural production will be well described in this review. By which we wish to promote further development and application of CTOS and COS–related products in the field.

Environmental determinants of mayfly assemblages in the Seybouse River, north‐eastern Algeria (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)

Biologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boudjéma Samraoui ◽  
Zineb Bouhala ◽  
Khemissa Chakri ◽  
Joaquín Márquez-Rodríguez ◽  
Manuel Ferreras-Romero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Determinants ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Eastern Algeria
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