Coal Mining
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (21 April 2023) | Viewed by 19108
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mining engineering; rock mechanics; rock engineering; geomechanics; ground control; coal mining
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Guest Editor is inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Coal Mining”. We are extending this invitation to all the scholars that deal with both underground coal mining and open-pit coal mining to share their experience in this issue. There are many problems to discuss, considering: modern mining technologies, hazard prediction and mitigation, new solutions in transportation and mining work organization and effective and innovative coal processing. The next hot topic worth being discussed is coal gasification—in particular, can it be used as an alternative to traditional mining? Topics of interest for publication in this Special Issue include but are not limited to:
- Hazard prediction and mitigation in coal mining (water, rockburst, methane, roof fall, landslide, etc.);
- Ventilation and air conditioning solutions in underground coal mining;
- Stability of roadways;
- Ground control and slope stability;
- Pillar designing;
- New coal mining techniques;
- Modern mining transportation systems;
- Mining impact on environment—prediction and mitigation;
- Logistics in mining;
- Underground coal gasification (UCG);
- Coal processing and coal enrichment.
Prof. Dr. Piotr Małkowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hazards in mining
- ventilation and air conditioning
- stability of workings
- ground control
- pillar designing
- mining techniques
- mining transportation systems
- mining impact on environment
- coal processing and coal enrichment
- underground coal gasification