Mining activities depend significantly on water resources availability as it consists a major tool of the extraction, processing and the post closure mining operations. Especially, groundwater is the major water source in most mining areas. However, overexploitation, competition from the communities and climate change effects have caused significant stress on the groundwater resources in many areas of the Mediterranean basin. The sustainability of mining operations is threatened as well as the uninterrupted supply of raw materials to the industry. In this work spatial estimation and analysis of groundwater stress at hydrological basin-scale in the European part of the Mediterranean region is applied using local and global datasets. Aquifer productivity index and groundwater use information at monitoring sites are extracted from the River Basin Management Plans of the European Environment Agency, while groundwater recharge is considered from the World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Program (WHYMAP) after validation. The processing of these data using the Self Organized Maps technique and their integration within a novel function, provide the groundwater stress index. The output of this work can be used for governance and management decisions that will improve groundwater resources availability in vulnerable areas ensuring the sustainable use from the communities and the industry.

采矿活动在很大程度上取决于水资源的可用性，因为它是开采、加工和关闭后采矿作业的主要工具。尤其是地下水是大多数矿区的主要水源。然而，过度开采、来自社区的竞争和气候变化的影响已经对地中海盆地许多地区的地下水资源造成了巨大的压力。采矿作业的可持续性以及行业原材料的不间断供应受到威胁。在这项工作中，使用当地和全球数据集对地中海地区欧洲部分水文流域尺度的地下水压力进行空间估计和分析。监测点的含水层生产力指数和地下水利用信息来自欧洲环境署的流域管理计划，而地下水补给则来自全球水文地质测绘和评估计划 (WHYMAP) 验证后的考虑。使用自组织地图技术处理这些数据并将它们集成到一个新功能中，提供了地下水压力指数。这项工作的成果可用于治理和管理决策，以改善脆弱地区的地下水资源可用性，确保社区和行业的可持续利用。使用自组织地图技术处理这些数据并将它们集成到一个新功能中，提供了地下水压力指数。这项工作的成果可用于治理和管理决策，以改善脆弱地区的地下水资源可用性，确保社区和行业的可持续利用。使用自组织地图技术处理这些数据并将它们集成到一个新功能中，提供了地下水压力指数。这项工作的成果可用于治理和管理决策，以改善脆弱地区的地下水资源可用性，确保社区和行业的可持续利用。