Hydrogeochemistry of Water in Coal Measures during Grouting Treatment of Taoyuan Mine, China
Yan Guo, Yan Guo, Herong Gui, Herong Gui, Jiuchuan Wei, Zhang Zhi, Mancong Hu, Fang Pei, Guangping Li, Chuan Gao, Xin Wang
Abstract
Abstract Permian coal measure sandstone fissure water (referred to as “coal measure water,” that is, water in coal measures) is one of the important water sources for industrial and agricultural activities in mining areas. However, the regional high‐pressure grouting, one of the most widely used floor control methods, may affect the coal measure water which is connected with limestone aquifer. This study used Taoyuan mine, a typical coal mine in Huaibei coalfield, as the research area to study the influencing mechanism of a grouting treatment on the hydrogeochemical evolution of coal measure water. The hydrogeochemical characteristics and water‐rock interaction mechanism of the coal measure water before and during the treatment were evaluated using a Piper trigram, ion combination ratio, and hydrogen‐oxygen stable isotope. The anions and cations in the coal measure water before and during the treatment had the same trends at SO 4 2− > HCO 3 − > Cl − and Na + > Ca 2+ > Mg 2+ , respectively. Hydrochemical types of coal measure water before treatment were mainly SO 4 ·Cl‐Ca·Mg, SO 4 ·Cl‐Na, and HCO 3 ‐Na, and during treatment they were mainly SO 4 ·Cl‐Na and HCO 3 ‐Na. The formation of chemical components of coal measure water before treatment was mainly caused by carbonate dissolution, sulfate dissolution, and pyrite oxidation. During the treatment, sulfate dissolution and pyrite oxidation were the main geochemical processes, and ion exchange was enhanced. Atmospheric precipitation was the source of all water samples, and all showed an obvious 18 O drift.