The current state of the heaps in Rosicko-Oslavany coal-field and the possibilities of their utilization

The purpose of the article is to assess the importance of heaps for the land Rosicko-Oslavany coal-field. The heap is an anthropogenic land-form resulting from the accumulation of mineral resources extracted from the land. The heap shows as an unusual geomorfophological shape, which does not belong to the environment at first glance. In many respects the heap acts as a barrier for the other development because the heap may contains a dangerous material or may be unstable because of wrong storage of the material. The heaps in studied region stem from the black coal mining. The totals of 11 heaps were discovered during the field reconnaissance. While the heap Jindrich has a good potential for the other use, the heap Kukla represents a burden for its nearest surroundings. (authors)