可溶性固体钾盐矿床特征与采矿方法研究进展

Research Progress on the Characteristics of Soluble Solid Potash Deposits and Mining Methods

  • 摘要: 可溶性固体钾盐作为全球钾资源的主体,受蒸发环境与构造演化共同控制。在系统梳理全球主要可溶性固体钾盐矿床的成矿类型、时空分布及典型矿床特征的基础上,重点评述了房柱法、长壁法、应力释放法和钻井水溶法等主流开采工艺的技术原理、应用案例和适用条件,并简要介绍了其他如短壁充填采矿等新型采矿方法。既往研究显示,可溶性固体钾盐矿床呈现出区域集中分布、与厚岩盐层互层产出以及遇水极易溶解的矿床特征;在对应的采矿方法中,房柱法以工艺成熟、布置灵活在现有固体钾盐矿中占主导地位,但存在矿柱损失大、回采率偏低等问题;长壁法及其变体在地质条件优良的个别矿床中可实现较高回采率,但受顶板条件与投资成本制约;应力释放法为深部、高地应力软盐岩钾盐矿提供了稳定开采思路;钻井水溶法则为深埋薄层、构造复杂及上覆含水层发育矿体提供了有效开发途径。面向未来,绿色低碳约束和深部开采需求将推动高回采率的多工艺联合采矿工艺以及智能化采矿等方向的持续发展,对提升固体钾资源开发利用水平和构建我国战略性钾资源保障体系具有重要意义。

     

    Abstract: As the primary component of global potassium resources, soluble solid potash deposits are jointly controlled by evaporitic environments and tectonic evolution. A systematic review of the genetic types, spatiotemporal distribution, and characteristics of typical global soluble solid potash deposits is conducted. Subsequently, the technical principles, application cases, and suitability conditions of mainstream mining techniques—including the room and pillar method, longwall mining, stress release method, and borehole solution mining—are evaluated in detail. Additionally, a brief overview of other novel or variant approaches (e.g., Shortwall Backfill Mining, SBM) is provided. Previous studies have shown that soluble solid potash deposits are characterized by concentrated regional distribution, interbedding with thick halite layers, and high solubility upon contact with water. Correspondingly, the room and pillar method, renowned for its mature technology and flexible layout, dominates current solid potash mining operations, albeit with limitations such as significant pillar loss and relatively low recovery rates. Longwall mining and its variants have achieved high recovery rates in specific deposits with favorable geological conditions but are constrained by roof stability and high investment costs. The stress release method offers a viable solution for the stable extraction of deep, high−stress soft salt rock potash deposits. Borehole solution mining, meanwhile, provides an effective development pathway for deeply buried, thin−bedded, structurally complex deposits overlain by aquifers. Looking ahead, the constraints of green low−carbon development and the demand for deep mining will drive continuous advancements in high−recovery combined mining techniques and intelligent mining. These progressions are crucial for improving the development and utilization efficiency of solid potash resources and establishing a strategic potassium resource security system in China.

     

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