Economic Analysis of the Application of the Technological System for Removing Suspended Solids from Mine Drainage Waters

This paper presents the results of the technological and economic analysis of mine water treatment systems before their discharge into the environment. The following analysis enabled us to determine the profitability of the investment, taking into account the TSS (total suspended solids) concentrati...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2021-12, Vol.14 (24), p.8232
Main Authors: Gumińska, Jolanta, Plewa, Franciszek, Grodzicka, Aneta, Gumiński, Adam, Rozmus, Magdalena, Michalak, Dariusz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best management practices
Capital costs
Coal mining
Design
Economic analysis
Economics
economy
Environmental economics
Hydraulics
Laboratories
management
Mine drainage
Mine waters
mineral resources
Mines
Process controls
Reagents
Retention
Sedimentation
Sedimentation & deposition
Sedimentation tanks
Solid suspensions
Surface water
Total suspended solids
Underground mines
Water tanks
Water treatment
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Summary:This paper presents the results of the technological and economic analysis of mine water treatment systems before their discharge into the environment. The following analysis enabled us to determine the profitability of the investment, taking into account the TSS (total suspended solids) concentration in mine water. The simulation results showed that it is economically profitable to apply a water treatment system if natural sedimentation carried out in underground mine water passages, or in sedimentation tanks located on the ground, is ineffective for TSS removal. Economic and financial parameters allow us to conclude that all analyzed variants of the application of a pre-treatment system are characterized by high economic effectiveness. This mainly results from the high profitability of an analyzed investment, comparatively low capital expenditure, and present low market percentage rates. The most profitable variant (TSS concentration is 1000 mg/dm3) brings significant economic indicators, i.e., high NPV–Net Present Value (100 319 270.28 PLN), a high NPVR–Net Present Value Ratio (8.96 PLN/PLN), and a short discount payback period (1 year 236.6 days). A high internal rate of return (157.8%) for this variant reduces the risk of losing profitability in a situation of growing capital costs in the monetary market.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14248232