The thesis aims to provide an analysis of the legal limits imposed on brown coal exploitation in the Czech Republic, including an assessment of how these limits enter into particular stages of coal mining. The first chapter summarizes the applicable mining law legislation. The second chapter deals with restrictions set out by protection of the environment rules. Furthermore, the following chapter focuses on specific topic of so called ecological limits of exploitation. The fourth chapter points out the limits laid by the right of ownership. Finally, the thesis comprises a summary of contained conclusions.

It is an ordinary practice to cover the areas after brown-coal mining with natural topsoil cover (topsoiling). Topsoiling is removal one topsoil from agricultural land, forest or area with vegetation and excavating to another place with poor organic matter content or in our case the brown-coal mining dumpsite. Advantages of topsoiling include higher organic matter and greater available water-holding capacity and nutrient content. Content of potentially toxic elements is very low. Ammonia nitrate (NH4NO3) extraction, BCR sequential analysis and aqua regia determination were applied in this study to prove that the proportion of bioavailable forms of PTE in reclaimed soils is also low. Amounts of potentially toxic elements were compared between different types of reclamation: an agricultural shown higher value for Pb and Cd, forestry has only one contaminant -- Cd. The research shows that toxicity of soil is low and has no dangerous influence for agricultural application.

Plant diversity and selected soil parameters from 36 sites placed on brown coal mining spoil heaps were analyzed and compared. Spontaneously revegetated or technically reclaimed spoil heaps of different age were situated in brown coal mining district of eastern Most basin in north western part of the Czech republic. Samples were sorted in groups according to vegetation growth and type. Plant diversity increases during succession development and is higher on non-reclaimed sites than reclaimed sites, where diversity decreases with time. Soil bulk density decreases during succession on all sites. Soil pH is decreasing too and this process is faster on spontaneously revegetated sites. Old successional forest type sites have very acid soils probably due to properties of original mineral matrix. Thickness of organic horizon and A horizon is increasing during succession and they appear in mid-aged sites first. Content of soil organic carbon is increasing continuously. Non-reclaimed sites reach higher contents, mainly because of higher content of fossil organic matter in spoil mineral matrix. Keywords: vegetation succession, soil development, reclamation, brown coal mining heaps

Surface mining of coal in the country leaves a lot of damage. This type of mining is characterized by the creation of large external dumps. The dumps often contain substrates with toxic substances or substances which become toxic after reaction with air. These substrates are toxic to plants and edaphon. This work is intended to show what properties of substrates are important for phytotoxicity. The location of research was selected including 3 different kinds of substrates, terrain unevenness and a lagoon in the middle. Coordinate grid has been created on the selected location. At each point a test was conducted with plant Sinapis alba and biomass was extracted from a naturally growing vegetation. Further, at the points substrates were collected and values of pH, conductivity and arsenic were measured. Test with plant Sinapis alba was repeated in the laboratory conditions as well. On site GPS coordinates were measured for the mathematical model created in ArcGIS. Experiment has shown the importance of the type of substrate and the geologic description, and then the association between dejection, value of pH and conductivity. Conductivity and pH levels also correlate with the germination Sinapis alba and biomass of naturally growing vegetation.

The aim of this work is to describe North Bohemia brown coal (lignite) basin, as well as history of coal mining, development of this landscape and particulary the restoration of damaged landscape and nature. Theoretical part of my work summarizes the issueof recultivations, included history, types of reclamation, vanished settlements and significant exaples of recultivation. All of it is focused on region around North Bohemian city Most. Practical part's goal is to create an educational programme to increase knowledge of second degree Grammar school pupils about recultivations and to involve them in care about surrounding nature. Teaching programme was performed and results were statistically evaluated. Keywords Recultivation, Reclamation, Brown coal basin, Educational programme. Použité zkratky v AJ: SHP - North Bohemian lignite basin SHR - North Bohemian lignite basin

Die Erkundung auf den Rohstoff Braunkohle hat in Mitteldeutschland eine lange Tradition. Auch heute noch werden Lagerstätteninformationen im Rahmen großer Bohrkampagnen erhoben. Auf Grundlage von Lagerstättenmodellen werden groß angelegte Erkundungsprojekte geplant, die heute vorrangig Aussagen zur Kohlenqualität liefern sollen sowie eine Vervollständigung und Überprüfung der Datenlage darstellen. Langjährig entwickelte Methoden zur Erkundung von Braunkohlenlagerstätten, die zuletzt 1985 in der „Erkundungsmethodik Braunkohle“ zusammengetragen wurden, behalten in ihren Grundsätzen nach wie vor Gültigkeit. Mit betriebseigenen Anpassungen und Weiterentwicklungen wurden in den beiden mitteldeutschen Großtagebauen der MIBRAG in den letzten 10 Jahren zwei Erkundungskampagnen für geplante Abbaufelder projektiert und realisiert. Insbesondere bei Erfassung, Verwaltung und Weiterverwendung der Explorationsdaten stehen heute digitale Möglichkeiten zur Verfügung, die den Gesamtprozess der Erkundung effizienter gestalten und neue Möglichkeiten schaffen. Vorgestellt wird ein komplexes geotechnisches Bohrinformationssystem, dass bei MIBRAG zur Erfassung und Weiterverarbeitung von Erkundungsdaten zum Einsatz kommt. Letztlich bildet das System, insofern auch Altdaten nachgespeichert werden, ein modernes digitales Lagerstättenarchiv. / The exploration for the raw material brown coal has a long tradition in central Germany. Even today, deposit information is collected as part of large drilling campaigns. On the basis of deposit models, large-scale exploration projects are planned, which today are primarily intended to provide statements on the quality of coal and represent a completion and review of the data situation. Long-established methods for exploring lignite deposits, which were last compiled in the 'Brown coal exploratory methodology' in 1985, remain valid in their principles. With inhouse adjustments and further developments, two exploration campaigns for projected mining fields were planned and implemented in the two central German large-scale opencast mines of MIBRAG in the last 10 years. In particular, in the acquisition, management and usage of exploration data digital capabilities are now available that make the overall exploration process more efficient and create new opportunities. A complex geotechnical drilling information system will be presented, which is used by MIBRAG for the acquisition and further processing of exploration data. Ultimately, as long as legacy data is re-stored, the system forms a modern deposit archive.

The object of the thesis is to design a grate boiler for bagasse and brown coal combustion with a heat output of 160 MW. Calculations of a flue gas stoichiometry are based on known element analyses of each fuel. The crucial part of the thesis includes designs of heat-exchanging surfaces, where the bagasse is considered as the main fuel while the brown coal is the spare one. Overall thermal balance and an actual boiler efficiencies are provided in last chapters. The boiler-outlet flue gas temperature is compared with the dew point temperature at the very end of the thesis. As a part of the thesis there is a design of the boiler attached.

The carbon-isotope and palynological record through 580 m thick almost continuous brown coal in southeast Australia's Gippsland Basin is a relatively comprehensive southern hemisphere Middle Eocene to Middle Miocene record for terrestrial change. The carbon isotope δ13Ccoal values of these coals range from - 27.7‰ to - 23.2. This isotopic variability follows gymnosperm/angiosperm fluctuations, where higher ratios coincide with heavier δ13C values. There is also long-term variability in carbon isotopes through time. From the Eocene greenhouse world of high gymnosperm-heavier δ13Ccoal values, there is a progressive shift to lighter δ13Ccoal values that follows the earliest (Oi1?) glacial events around 33 Ma (Early Oligocene). The overlying Oligocene-Early Miocene brown coals have lower gymnosperm abundance, associated with increased %Nothofagus (angiosperm), and lightening of isotopes during Oligocene cooler conditions. The Miocene palynological and carbon-isotope record supports a continuation to the Oligocene trends until around the late Early Miocene (circa 19 Ma) when a warming commenced, followed by an even stronger isotope shift around 16 Ma that peaked in the Middle Miocene when higher gymnosperm abundance and heavier isotopes prevailed. The cycle between the two major warm peaks of Middle Eocene and Middle Miocene was circa 30 Ma long. This change corresponds to a fall in inferred pCO2 levels for the same period. The Gippsland data suggest a link between gymnosperm abundance, long-term plant δ13C composition, climatic change, and atmospheric pCO2. Climatic deterioration in the Late Miocene terminated peat accumulation in the Gippsland Basin and no further significant coals formed in southeast Australia. The poor correspondence between this terrestrial isotope data and the marine isotope record is explained by the dominant control on δ13C by the gymnosperm/angiosperm abundance, although in turn this poor correspondence may reflect palaeoclimate control. From the brown coal seam dating, the coal appears to have accumulated during a considerable part of the allocated 30 Ma Cenozoic time period. These brown coal carbon isotope and palynological data appear to record a more gradual atmospheric carbon isotope change compared to the marine record.

In my diploma thesis I observed microbial activity in Miocene sediments collected at two different depths - 30 and 150 meters - in the "Družba" open-mine pit, which is located in Sokolov Brown Coal Basin. There were three different types of sediment: lamellar, amorphous and transitional. Samples were obtained under sterile conditions and following treatments were applied to the transitional sediment: addition of glucose, wetting and freezing. The aim of my study was to observe the activity of the original microflora at various depths and the impact of environmental factors that can affect the quarried claystones after being put on heaps. Microbial activity was evaluated by measuring released CO2 (titration). Obtained values of microbial activity did not show any differences between the respiration of sediments of different ages (depths), but differences between different types of sediments were significant, the highest values were found in lamellar sediment. Affection of samples then showed biota activity response suggesting that microbial communities at lower depths are limited by nutrients. Because the application of glucose did not show any noteworthy effect, we can assume that these communities are specialize on present fossil organic matter they are able to decompose, which is important especially in...

This diploma thesis deals with revitalization of landscape and recultivation in Sokolov region. In its first part the paper deals with socioeconomic analysis of region Sokolov. The main task of this analysis is, evaluate present progress of this region. It also describes history of brown coal mining in brown coal field of Sokolov region and negative effect for landscape. Next chapters of this thesis show: recultivation in general, project documentation, financing arrangements, company Sokolovská uhelná a.s. and its privatisation. One of the most important parts of this diploma thesis deals with recultivation in Sokolov region and description of particular locations in this region. The last part gives an evaluation of socioeconomic developmet in dependence on recultivation in Sokolov region.