REECOL project presented at KOMEKO 2026

REECOL project objectives and results were presented at KOMEKO2026 conference.
During a session on projects in which Instytut KOMAG is involved, the project coordinator, Poltegor-Instytut, delivered a presentation “REECOL – Ecological rehabilitation and long-term monitoring of post-mining areas”.
The REECOL informational banner was also displayed throughout the conference.

REECOL periodic online meeting – MARCH 2026

The REECOL team’s monthly online meeting took place last week. The issues disscussed included among others:

  • the Audit Catalog the work on which is been finalized in the Work Package 6 (Developing an audit catalogue to evaluate and certify ecological rehabilitation industry best practice of post-mining areas);
  • work progress in the Work Package 5 (Short and long term monitoring of ecosystem rehabilitation);
  • preparations for our progress meeting in Czechia, to be held in April;
  • planning of REECOL worshops and final conference.

REECOL solution presented in a paper in Mining Machines

The automated spraying system designed in REECOL project to support land reclamation in post-mining areas was presented in a paper “Automated Spraying System for Post-Mining Land Reclamation –Structural Design and Functional Testing” published in Mining Machines.
The system is part of a non-contact remediation technology, for degraded soils, the development of which is one of the project’s key objectives.
Here is direct link to the paper: https://tinyurl.com/3sx6tv4r

REECOL progress meeting in Poland

On 4–5 November 2025, our team gathered in Szczyrk to take part in the KOMTECH Conference project session and to hold our progress meeting. Both in-person and online participants joined the discussions, covering completed tasks, ongoing work, and future activities within the project. After hard work, we deserved a reward. We had a trip to Guido Coal Mine, thus moving our focus from the “surface” to the “underground”.