Date of Award

Fall 2020

Degree Type

Publishable Paper

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mining Engineering

Committee Chair

Scott Rosenthal

First Advisor

Chris Roos

Second Advisor

Glenn Shaw

Abstract

Groundwater has historically, and still is, a concern within the mining industry due to the relationships between potential environmental and safety impacts. Montana Technological University uses a once operating silver mine, the Orphan Boy, to provide students with hands-on experience and is known as the Underground Mine Education Center (UMEC). The UMEC, and neighboring Orphan Girl mine located at the World Museum of Mining, have experienced increasing water levels the past few years. A compilation of known information pertaining to the Orphan Girl and Orphan Boy groundwater connections is presented using historical groundwater and mine data, stope books, hydrographs, and previous research on the local groundwater systems.

Comments

A publishable paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science: Mining Engineering

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