A GIS-Based Prioritisation of Coastal Legacy Mine Spoil Deposits in England and Wales for Effective Future Management

Riley, Alex; Onnis, Patrizia; Jennings, Elin; Crane, Richard; Hudson-Edwards, Karen; Comber, Sean; Burke, Ian; Byrne, Patrick; Gandy, Catherine; Jarvis, Adam; Mayes, Will

Abstract

Increases in coastal flooding and erosion due to climate change threaten many coastal mine waste deposits in the UK. As such, a robust approach to prioritising sites for management is required. A spatial dataset of 9094 mine spoil deposits in England and Wales was analysed against coastal erosion and flood projections to identify deposits most at-risk. Of these, 58 were at risk of tidal flooding and 33 of coastal erosion over the coming century. Within the 10 highest-priority deposits, 426,283 m3 of spoil was at risk of release by erosion, with Blackhall Colliery (County Durham) being the largest predicted contributor.

Citation

Riley, A., Onnis, P., Jennings, E., Crane, R., Hudson-Edwards, K., Comber, S., …Mayes, W. (2021). A GIS-Based Prioritisation of Coastal Legacy Mine Spoil Deposits in England and Wales for Effective Future Management. In Proceedings of the 14th IMWA Congress – Mine Water Management for Future Generations (458-464)

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: IMWA 2021
• Start Date: Jul 12, 2021
• End Date: Jul 15, 2021
• Acceptance Date: Jun 21, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jul 16, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 20, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 3, 2023
• Pages: 458-464
• Book Title: Proceedings of the 14th IMWA Congress – Mine Water Management for Future Generations
• ISBN: 978-3-00-069673-2
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3882948
• Publisher URL: https://www.imwa.info/imwaconferencesandcongresses/proceedings/325-proceedings-2021.html