Relief relics of historical mining near Ľubietová (central Slovakia) – possibilities for montanistic (mining) research using airborne laser scanning (LIDAR)

Abstract

The study deals with the history of Cu (±Ag)-and locally Fe-ore mining in the locality Peklo near Ľubietová in central Slovakia. The emphasis is on the evidence of mining in the local landscape relief during the period of 16th to the 19th century. Anthropogenic landscape changes were examined on the basis of written archival documents, cartographic sources and field research. An important part of the investigation was the use of data obtained from aerial laser scanning (LIDAR) to research mining anthropogenic relics in the contemporary landscape. The study deals with the identification of these shapes in situ, their morphological and morphometric properties. The conclusion points to the positives, but also the negatives of the methodical use of LIDAR data in the mining research of historical relief relics