HISTORICAL MINING REMAINS PRESERVED IN THE PRESENT-DAY RELIEF OF THE EUROPEAN HERCYNIAN MOUNTAINS – CASE STUDIES FROM HOLY CROSS MOUNTAINS (POLAND) AND ARDENNES (BELGIUM)

The historical anthropopressure on Polish (Old Polish Industrial District) and Belgian (Ardennes) iron ore mining fields led to create very clear relief transformations. These post-mining forms have different arrangement and size. This is probably related to the geological structure, relief, period of exploitation and different technology. Also important is fact of different time of individual shafts use, as well a time of impact of denudation processes on this forms. Currently abandoned mining shafts are subject to natural processes that are constantly changing the relief. Aims of this study... Mehr ...