Data on physical impacts and hydrogeochemical assessment of inactive/abandoned mines in and around Southwestern parts of the Cuddapah basin using a conceptual site model (CSM)

Abstract

The conceptual site model (CSM) has been designed for Inactive/abandoned mines in the SW part of Cuddapah basin, which gives an overview of Inactive/abandoned mine characterization in terms of physical impacts such as vertical openings, dangerous impoundments, location of steep slopes, waste processing facilities, steep portal abandoned barite mine and assessment of groundwater analytical data. To evaluate the groundwater quality and its suitability for domestic, drinking purposes, 44 groundwater samples were collected from the southwestern part of the Cuddapah basin, were examined for major cations and anions. The suitability of groundwater for drinking purposes is assessed by comparing with the World Health Organization (W.H.O) and Indian standards (IS). Keywords: Conceptual site model (CSM), Groundwater quality, Inactive/ abandoned mines, Southwestern part of Cuddapah basin