Andrzej Gałaś

Dr. Andrzej Gałaś

Department of Minerals and Energy Market Research, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

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7 June 2018 in Geoheritage
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Andrzej Gałaś
APAndrzej Paulo
Andrzej Paulo
Krzysztof GaidzikKrzysztof Gaidzik
Krzysztof Gaidzik
BZBilberto Zavala
Bilberto Zavala
Tomasz KalickiTomasz Kalicki
Tomasz Kalicki
JMJersey Mariño
Jersey Mariño
The Colca Canyon (Central Andes, Southern Peru), about 100 km long and 1–3 km deep, forms a magnificent cross section of the Earth’s crust giving insight into mutual relations between lithostratigraphical units, and allowing relatively easy interpretation of the fascinating geological history written in the rocky beds and relief. Current activity of tectonic processes related to the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American Plate exposed the geological heritage within study area. Well-developed tectonic structures present high scientific values. The volcanic landforms in the Valley of the Volcanoes and around the Colca Canyon include lava flows, scoria cones and small lava domes. They represent natural phenomena which gained recognition among tourists, scientists and local people. Studies performed by the Polish Scientific Expedition to Peru since 2003 recognized in area of Colca Canyon and Valley of the Volcanoes high geodiversity, potential for geoturism but also requirements for protectection. The idea of creating geopark gained recently the approval of regional and local authorities with support from the local National Geological Survey (INGEMMET). The Geopark Colca and Volcanoes of Andagua would strengthen the relatively poor system of the protected areas in the Arequipa department, increasing the touristic attractiveness and determine constraints for sustained regional development.

23 April 2021 in Resources
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Andrzej GałaśAndrzej Gałaś
Andrzej Gałaś
AKAlicja Kot-Niewiadomska
Alicja Kot-Niewiadomska
HCHubert Czerw
Hubert Czerw
Vladimir SimicVladimir Simic
Vladimir Simic
MTMichael Tost
Michael Tost
SGSlavka Gałaś
Slavka Gałaś
Events that change the global economy rapidly, without warning, in principle strongly affect mining, which is one of the pillars of global development. After the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the mining pillar seems to be relatively stable. In this study, thanks to the meeting of an international team, it was possible to collect and compare a set of data on the impact on mining. In contrast to the general assessments of the stability of the mining sector, the authors decided to assess the impact of Covid-19 at individual stages of the mining project life cycle. In this way, it was possible to identify the most impacted fragments of the mining pillar. It was assessed that the highest influence of Covid-19 is observed in projects implementing feasibility studies and in projects for the development of new mines. The same is true of extracting residual resources in mines prior to the closure decision. The medium impact was confirmed at the exploration and discovery stage. The authors conclude that the impact on the current mining production is smaller and the effects in this case are short term, which is mainly due to a continued strong demand for minerals in China, which has balanced the weaker demand in other parts of the world. On the other hand, stopping the exploration and development of new mines will have a long-term impact, including an increased possibility of disruption of the future security of supplies of raw materials.

1 November 2015 in Environmental Impact Assessment Review
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SGSlávka Gałaś
Slávka Gałaś
Andrzej GałaśAndrzej Gałaś
Andrzej Gałaś
MZMartina Zeleňáková
Martina Zeleňáková
LZLenka Zvijáková
Lenka Zvijáková
JFJitka Fialova
Jitka Fialova
HKHana Kubíčková
Hana Kubíčková

1 September 2016 in Resources Policy
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SGSlávka Gałaś
Slávka Gałaś
Andrzej GałaśAndrzej Gałaś
Andrzej Gałaś

10 May 2013 in Environmental Earth Sciences
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APAndrzej Paulo
Andrzej Paulo
Andrzej GałaśAndrzej Gałaś
Andrzej Gałaś
SGSlávka Gałaś
Slávka Gałaś

1 December 2014 in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
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Andrzej GałaśAndrzej Gałaś
Andrzej Gałaś