Václav
Potentially thermally active
Coal heap (contains coal remains)
14.60
ha
20.0
m height
1.75
mil. m³
1900 - 1968
Period
Layers
- Land use plan
- According to the Land Use Plan of the Town of Orlová (status as of 11.6.2020), the area of the Václav spoil heap is designated for production and storage – light industry, and for production and storage – heavy industry and energy.
| Heap part | Cadastral unit | Parcels | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1654/1, 1654/4, 1674/2, 1658, 1672, 1691/17 | Česká republika, Lesy České republiky, s.p., Přemyslova 1106/19, Nový Hradec Králové, 50008 Hradec Králové |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1654/5 | Asental Land, s.r.o., Gregorova 2582/3, Moravská Ostrava, 70200 Ostrava |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1620/2, 1622/1, 1621, 1620/1, | Heimstaden Czech s.r.o., Gregorova 2582/3, Moravská Ostrava, 70200 Ostrava |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1622/2, 1618, 1617, 1616, 1615, 1614, 1654/14, 1590, 1565/2, 1567, 1562, 1559, 1558, 1543/1, 1556, 1557, 1540, 1541, 1542, 1544/1, 1535, 1538/2, 1533, 1654/18, 1549, 1585, 1586 | MOLENDO s.r.o., Na Hradbách 1481/6, Moravská Ostrava, 70200 Ostrava |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1547, 1546 | SJM Menšík Ladislav a Menšíková Zdenka, Porubská 183, Poruba, 73514 Orlová |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1565/1, 1569 | Drögslerová Zdeňka, Porubská 215, Poruba, 73514 Orlová |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1563, 157 | Giecková Vlasta, Rychvaldská 1582, 73541 Petřvald |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1628 ,1627 | SJM Šiket Rudolf a Šiketová Janka, Porubská 108, Poruba, 73514 Orlová |
| Václav | Poruba u Orlové (712493) | 1654/7,1652/8 | IMMIKO CZECH, s.r.o., č. p. 1215, 73532 Rychvald |
Václav
- Volume
- 1.75 mil. m³
- Area
- 14.60 ha
- Max. height
- 20.0 m
- Period
- 1900 - 1968
- Transport technology
- Lift/hoist, mine tubs (mine cars)
- Storage technology
- To the full dumping height (i.e., over the entire height of the spoil heap/tip)
- Heap status
- Inactive
- Status description
- Inactive, partially reclaimed
- Reclamation
- Partially reclaimed
- Reclamation description
- During the period 1991–1992, technical and agricultural reclamation of the spoil heap took place. The crown of the spoil heap was covered with a soil layer approximately 1 m thick; service roads, infiltration pits, and drainage ditches were built there. The Václav spoil heap is currently afforested. Currently, the body of the spoil heap is freely accessible.
- History description
- The Václav spoil heap was used for depositing Carboniferous waste rock from the opening-up, development, and reconstruction works of the Václav Mine, which ceased operations in 1968. The spoil heap has an area of 14.6 ha. The body of the spoil heap consists of burnt-out Carboniferous rocks, which were in the past partly extracted and used as reclamation material. During the period 1991–1992, technical and agricultural reclamation of the spoil heap took place. The crown of the spoil heap was covered with a soil layer approximately 1 m thick; service roads, infiltration pits, and drainage ditches were built there. The Václav spoil heap is currently afforested. Currently, the body of the spoil heap is freely accessible.
- Past waste rock usage
- Ano
- Usage description
- Burnt-out coal waste rock was mined/extracted at the Václav spoil heap in the past for reclamation purposes.
- Material composition
- The waste rock fill at the Václav spoil heap was strongly affected by thermal processes in the past. A considerable part of it is burnt-out. The extent of burnt-out and unburnt coal waste rock fill at the Václav spoil heap has not been determined. Burnt-out coal waste rock has been mined/extracted at the Václav spoil heap in the past for reclamation purposes. Unfortunately, no laboratory tests of the physical-mechanical properties of the waste rock have been carried out here.
- Thermal activity status
- Potentially thermally active
- Thermal activity description
- Thermal measurements were carried out at the Václav spoil heap during the years 1992–1995. The results of these measurements demonstrated a tendency toward a decrease in the thermal activity of the spoil heap following its previous ignition/fire.
- Thermal monitoring
- Ano
- Monitoring description
- During orientation/preliminary temperature monitoring in 2010, temperatures of 22.6–26.2°C were found at a depth of 1 m below the ground surface, which indicates a subsiding thermal process. Non-zero values of carbon monoxide content (30–430 ppm) were also found (Kresta – Hájovský 2011). No manifestations of thermal activity were found at the Václav spoil heap at the time of the reconnaissance survey (11.8.2020). Given the past thermal phenomena, it can be assumed that they have significantly subsided; however, subsiding thermal activity in the interior, deeper below the surface, cannot be ruled out. As part of the next stage of work, we recommend carrying out one round of thermal monitoring at the site.
- Recommendations - testing
- Basic tests of coal waste rock are recommended, including determination of loss on ignition.
- Recommendations - monitoring
- A one-time (single) stage of thermal monitoring using aerial imaging/surveying is recommended.
- Remediation proposal
- Remediation of the Václav spoil heap was carried out in the 1990s.
Kresta F., Hájovský J. (2011): FR-TI1/307 Výzkum termických procesů odvalů vzniklých při těžbě uhelných ložisek, vývoj metod a zařízení pro využití jejich termického potenciálu. Etapa X Pasportizace odvalů. Závěrečná zpráva. ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s., 01/2011.
Kresta F., Hájovský J. (2020): Klasifikace odvalů po těžbě uhlí (ÚMTO) na Ostravsku a Karvinsku. MS SG Geotechnika a.s., 09/2020.
Kresta F., Martinec P. (2025): Termické procesy v odvalech uhelné hlušiny. VŠB Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2025. 234 s., ISBN 978-80-248-4830-3
Information data quality:
High – On-site measurements, official documentation, professional studies, drone/UAV surveys, laboratory analysis, direct interviews, government databases
Geometric data accuracy:
High – GPS/GNSS field survey (RTK/PPK), drone survey, LiDAR scanning, cadastral survey, total station