Characteristics of the Kanijkola old coal mine at the Zirab campus of as the first mining- museum park of Iran

Introduction
Today, the conversion of old and abandoned mines into a tourist complex with titles such as geoparks has become a topic of the day in the word. There are also many abandoned mines in Iran that At least some of them can be converted into tourist destinations and contribute to the livelihood of local communities. The subject of this article is to study the characteristics of Konijkola historical coal mine in Ziraab city, especially Shahtunnel in Shahid Beheshti University, in order to establish a mining -museum park with the aim of planing and entrepreneurial that located in Talar watershed.
Materials and methods
For this study, a descriptive-analytical method was used and all available documents from about 1320 until now in the archives of Central Alborz Coal Company and also oral interviews with managers, experts, engineers and retired technical workers were used to obtain the necessary historical information. In addition, with extensive fieldwork, this information was mapped, reconstructed, and purposefully analyzed to establish a mining -museum park.
Results and discussion
The ShahTunnel, its outer area and other facilities were defined as mining- museum park. In this research, the aim is to change the use of the tunnel and its grounds to create geotourism and a mining- museum park while preserving the mining heritage. In order to turn the Shahtunnel into a suitable underground space for mining tourism, it is necessary to make the cross section of the tunnel bigger and the arc tube to be 7.3. Traffic can be done both on foot and by mining wagon. In addition, at a distance of 350 meters from the mouth of the Shahtunnel, a 90-meter-long underground space with a cross section of 13.8 arc should be designed and excavated in order to establish a suitable place for exhibition and store of stones, fossils and mineral artifacts. Also, Farvardin tunnel in the east of Shah tunnel with a length of 150 meters needs to be reconstructed and repaired. For ventilation of Shahtunnel and Farvardin tunnel, a CBM6 fan device, a CBM5 fan device and air conditioning tarpaulin are required, respectively. The total length of Farvardin tunnel, Shah tunnel and the connecting tunnel of these two is 900 meters. Due to the location of this mining- museum park within the boundaries of Shahid Beheshti University, the scientific aspect of this tourism complex will quickly be in the minds and will quickly become a national, regional or even global brand.
Conclusion
The area of the outer ground of Shahtunnel, including natural resources, is 32 000 square meters, which can be divided into 4 blocks in terms of geotourism and mining- museum park. Block No. 1 is located on the northwestern front of the mining- museum park and its main components include the entrance, tourist guide, construction of a parking lot and office building, and design of sidewalks in the direction of the coal shot. Block No. 2 is located in the western part of Zabhdarreh River and the capabilities of this block include sidewalks with slate stones of mines, marginalization of the river with native stones, installation of plaques on stone outcrops and trees for training and environmental knowledge and design of the space inside the tunnel for the exhibition and mineral products store. Block 3 is located in the east of the river and includes a museum to display the old mining facilities, mining tools and a specialized library with wood and stone materials and in accordance with the local architecture of the region. The main components of block number 4 are the hotel, accommodation suite and market.