9. Conclusions

Groundwater during mining of minerals causes problems related to environmental impact, most commonly depletion of water tables in and around mining areas, which in turn leads to social/industrial unrest. Hence, ground water quantity pumped out of the mine should not be more and known as well, for proper use. Every necessary effort shall be made to restore original level of water table below ground, whether it is open-pit mining operation or underground mining or any other similar excavation. In brief, and summarily, it is inferred that mining industry should guide their efforts toward proper use of groundwater encountered in mines and avoid wastages because water quantity handled in mines is very large.

Mine, being an important mineral production enterprise and groundwater as a valuable resource being continually under stress, has to be assessed scientifically from industrial perspective. The water management measures shall be identified beforehand and remedial measures be kept in place. To augment water level, artificial recharge of groundwater by rainwater harvesting, creation of pit lakes/water lagoons, and recharge through abandoned tube wells are some easy and economical measures. Needless to say the basic principle of sustainability, that is, conserving for future generation, must be adhered.
