ISPRS-Annals ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISPRS-Annals ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. 2194-9050 Copernicus Publications Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-4-W4-335-2017 MONITORING METAL POLLUTION LEVELS IN MINE WASTES AROUND A COAL MINE SITE USING GIS Sanliyuksel Yucel D. 1 Yucel M. A. 2 Ileri B. 3 Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Mining Engineering, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geomatics Engineering, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey 13 11 2017 IV-4/W4 335 338 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is available from https://isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/isprs-annals-IV-4-W4-335-2017.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/isprs-annals-IV-4-W4-335-2017.pdf

In this case study, metal pollution levels in mine wastes at a coal mine site in Etili coal mine (Can coal basin, NW Turkey) are evaluated using geographical information system (GIS) tools. Etili coal mine was operated since the 1980s as an open pit. Acid mine drainage is the main environmental problem around the coal mine. The main environmental contamination source is mine wastes stored around the mine site. Mine wastes were dumped over an extensive area along the riverbeds, and are now abandoned. Mine waste samples were homogenously taken at 10 locations within the sampling area of 102.33 ha. The paste pH and electrical conductivity values of mine wastes ranged from 2.87 to 4.17 and 432 to 2430 μS/cm, respectively. Maximum Al, Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn and Ni concentrations of wastes were measured as 109300, 70600, 309.86, 115.2, 38 and 5.3 mg/kg, respectively. The Al, Fe and Pb concentrations of mine wastes are higher than world surface rock average values. The geochemical analysis results from the study area were presented in the form of maps. The GIS based environmental database will serve as a reference study for our future work.