Specific Environmental Issues in the Ocna Şugatag Mining Area

ProEnvironment Promediu

G. Taro¹  Gh. Macovei¹  Mirela Coman¹ 

[1] North University Baia Mare

关键词: Ocna Şugatag;    salt mining;    salt lakes;    environmental impact;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Bioflux SRL

【 摘 要 】

The salt mining in Ocna Şugatag started long time before the first written evidence was made about them; the archaeological findings prove that the mining activity here was founded in Stone Age. After 1950, the mines from Ocna Şugatag were closed and shortly after that were flooded. This event started a series of changes in the structures of the old mines determining the collapse of some of them and has weakened the stability of others. The collapsing of the mines determined the formation on the surface of several crumblings and affecting seriously the environment because of these crumblings, due to expulsion of salt water from the mines which destroyed the vegetation from the nearby area and the fauna from local rivers. In Ocna Şugatag, by this way, were formed 46 lakes. The paper presents a detailed analysis of one of these lakes by presenting their formation mechanism, morphological characteristics and the impact over the environment. Besides of negative impact over the environment of the mining activity and its results, the people from Ocna Şugatag gained a lot due to the regional mining. In the functioning period of the mine, the community of Ocna Şugatag witnessed a high economic development. After the closing of the mines and the appearance of the lakes, people took advantage of this and developed a flowering touristic region with many watering places, holiday resorts and agro-touristic mansions. Considering the maintenance of this potential, the intervention of top, modern principles in the field of environment protection is considered essential.

【 授权许可】

CC BY