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Aspects in Mining & Mineral Science

No Heat Mining in Utilizing Geothermal Resources

  • Open or CloseLadislaus Rybach*

    Institute of Geophysics ETHZ, CH 8092 Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 5, Switzerland

    *Corresponding author: Ladislaus Rybach, Institute of Geophysics ETHZ, CH 8092 Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 5, Switzerland

Submission: April 26, 2024; Published: May 07, 2024

DOI: 10.31031/AMMS.2024.12.000790

ISSN : 2578-0255
Volume12 Issue3

Abstract

The term Heat Mining is obsolete in geothermal energy utilization; it is proven that geothermal resources regrow like biomass; while mined-out mineral and/or fossil deposits are gone forever. Further it is shown that geothermal heat and fluid extraction for utilization create heat sinks and hydraulic minima, which automatically trigger natural forces to fill up the deficits. Geothermal resources regrow like biomass.

Keywords:Geothermal resource basis; Heat extraction; Heat replenishment; Numerical modelling; Field measurements; Resource renewability; Production sustainability

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