MindMontan

Reduction of Water Pollution in the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoři Mining Region

Time span

From 01.05.2023 to 31.12.2025

Abbreviation

MindMontan

Project type

Reduction of Water Pollution in the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoři Mining Region

The aim of the MindMontan project is to use innovative technologies to reduce the impact of mining on the environment both regionally and globally, expand regional structures, minimize social conflicts and strengthen social development by actively involving the public.

Using innovative water treatment processes, the contaminated leachate produced at the Hammerberg slag heap site in Freiberg is to be treated cost-effectively and over the long term, the raw material water is to be restored to an ecologically and chemically good condition and the surrounding area decontaminated. The planned modular design of the water treatment plant, consisting of chemical and biological processes, should allow it to be transferred to similar sites affected by mining worldwide and thus be competitive on the global market. The integration of a solar module (donated by Meyer Burger, Freiberg) for the independent generation of energy for the operation of the plant will further strengthen the sustainable and innovative concept of the technology.

By developing and testing the process on a pilot scale at the Hammerberg site with the involvement of the authorities, economic and social development in the region is to be strengthened.
At the same time, this project is intended to take an important step towards achieving the objectives set out in the EU Water Framework Directive (EU WFD) and implementing the necessary measures.

The planned course and results of the project are to be presented to the public and used in an active exchange with citizens and the general public to strengthen the Erzgebirge mining region as a world cultural heritage site.

Development site: Hammerberg slag heap in Freiberg.

Contact

TU Bergkakademie Freiberg, Institute of Biosciences

Prof. Dr. Sabrina Hedrich

+49 3731 392330

sabrina.hedrich@bio.tu-freiberg.de

www.mindmontan.de

Pollutants

Cd

SO₄²

Resources

Mn

Zn

H₂O

Partners

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institut für Biowissenschaften, AG Mikrobiologie/Biohydrometallurgie

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G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Förderverein Montanregion Erzgebirge e.V.