Surface Subsidence Control during Deep Backfill Coal Mining: A Case Study by Baiyi Li, Nan Zhou, Wenyue Qi, Ailing Li, Zhizhong Cui

“…In this study, taking backfill mining area no. 930 in the Tangkou coal mine as background, the probability integral model was adopted to predict the surface subsidence at different mining depths and filling ratios. …”
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Identification of Hydraulic Connection Points between Different Confined Aquifers in the Liyazhuang Coal Mine by Zhenghe Liu, Peiyun Zhao, Lusheng Yang, Jingui Zhao, Hailong Ye, Jun Yang, Rujun Mo

“…In this study, the positions of hidden hydraulic contact points between the Ordovician Fengfeng and Shangmajiagou formations in the basement of the Liyazhuang coal mine were determined using numerical simulations of the flow fields. …”
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Integrated Positioning for Coal Mining Machinery in Enclosed Underground Mine Based on SINS/WSN by Qigao Fan, Wei Li, Jing Hui, Lei Wu, Zhenzhong Yu, Wenxu Yan, Lijuan Zhou

“…Firstly, the shearer movement model is built and running regularity of the shearer in coal mining face has been mastered. Secondly, as external calibration of SINS using GPS is infeasible in enclosed underground mine, WSN positioning strategy is proposed to eliminate accumulative error produced by SINS; then the corresponding coupling model is established. …”
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Research on Mechanism and Control Technology of Rib Spalling in Soft Coal Seam of Deep Coal Mine by Shaobo Li, Lei Wang, Chuanqi Zhu, Qihan Ren

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An Eyeless Subterranean Beetle (Pseudanophthalmus) From a Kentucky Coal Mine (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae) by Thomas C. Barr

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A Computing Method for Sand Inrush Quantity through a Borehole in Longde Coal Mine by Boyang Zhang, Zhibin Lin

“…A quicksand disaster through a borehole occurred in Longde coal mine. A lot of aeolian sand, the volume of which is between 310,000 m3 and 380,000 m3, has submerged into the underground space in about 70.5 h. …”
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Study on stress corrosion behavior and failure mechanism of galvanized bolts in complex coal mine environments by Zhe He, Nong Zhang, Zhengzheng Xie, Chao Ma, Changliang Han, Fan Zhang, Huiqing Wang, Saad S. Alarifi

“…Studies have shown that hot-dip galvanizing is an effective solution, but the first widespread application of galvanized bolts in Xin’Shang’Hai No. 1 coal mine, China, experienced extensive failures. To thoroughly investigate the fracture failure mechanism, this paper employed a comprehensive approach that included macro mechanical property testing, corrosion experiments, and micro-scale characterization. …”
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Environmental Evaluation of Coal Mines Based on Generalized Linear Model and Nonlinear Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy by Xueming Du, Hongyuan Fang, Kang Liu, Binghan Xue, Xin Cai

“…To create a good working environment for workers in coal mines and ensure that they can work safely and comfortably, environmental assessments of coal mines represent an important method used to achieve this goal. …”
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A Multicriteria Decision Model Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process for Managing Safety in Coal Mines by Xin Wang, Lei Zhang

“…This paper presents a comprehensive quantitative approach for managing safety in coal mines with a multicriteria decision-making model by using fuzzy mathematics. …”
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Migration Characteristics of Boring Mud in Roadway Floor Anchor Wire Hole and Test in Coal Mine by Hui Zhang, Weihai Han, Youlin Xu, Mengzhi Zhu, Zhanyang Liu, Zhenfeng Wang

“…Given the difficulty in drilling the anchor holes in the roadway floor of the coal mine, the characteristics of slag movement in the process of positive and negative circulation drilling are analyzed. …”
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Coal mining-induced composite damage to geological bodies and geological guarantee against damage reduction by Shuangming WANG, Qiang SUN, Xin HU, Jishi GENG, Enke HOU, Shengquan WANG, Shutao ZHOU, Qingmin SHI, Shihao YUAN, Kai CHEN, Shijie SONG

“…Additionally, research on the geological guarantee against composite damage to coal mine surrounding rocks can provide scientific guidance for damage reduction during coal mining and contribute to green, safe coal mining and ecological protection.…”
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Deteriorated and Dislocated Multiple Organizational Relationships: An Investigation of Chinese Rock Burst Prone Coal Mines by Shuai Han, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Yue Li, Zhen Liu, Jueli Yin

“…This study explores the multiple organizational relationships between frontline miners, managers, and supervisors to reveal the human organizational risks of coal mine safety and health management. Data were collected from six high-risk rock burst underground mining companies operating in western, central, north-eastern, and south-eastern regions of China. …”
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Research on Path Planning Method of Coal Mine Robot to Avoid Obstacle in Gas Distribution Area by Ruiqing Mao, Xiliang Ma

“…As the explosion-proof safety level of a coal mine robot has not yet reached the level of intrinsic safety “ia” and it cannot work in a dangerous gas distribution area, therefore, path planning methods for coal mine robot to avoid the dangerous area of gas are necessary. …”
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Stability of the Evolutionary Game System and Control Strategies of Behavior Instability in Coal Mine Safety Management by Xinhua Wang, Rongwu Lu, Hao Yu, Dan Li

“…In this paper, we try to find the right control method for the game behavior instability in coal mine safety management. Through the analysis and comparison of the system stability with inflexible and flexible costs and penalties, it can be concluded that the dynamical game system with flexible costs (incentive rewards) and flexible penalty mechanism can significantly reduce the dynamics of unsafe behaviors in coal mine safety supervision. …”
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Disaster Control of Roof Falling in Deep Coal Mine Roadway Subjected to High Abutment Pressure by Shizhong Zhang, Gangwei Fan, Ling Chai, Qizhen Li, Mingwei Chen, Tao Luo, Shang Ren

“…The roof falling accident is a serious threat to the lives of miners in deep coal mining, especially when the coal mine is more than 1000 meters deep. …”
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Temporal legacies of coal mining in the West Coast, New Zealand: path-dependency or path-creation? by Sean Connelly, Etienne Nel, Alison Floyd

“…While many resource-based communities and coal mining communities have become accustomed to the boom-bust cycles of resource extraction, the transition to alternative energy sources presents unique challenges to coal mining communities. …”
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Movement of Overlying Strata and Mechanical Responses of Shallow Buried Gas Pipelines in Coal Mining Areas by Jiashu Han, Zhanguo Ma, Junyu Sun, Peng Gong, Pengfei Yan, Chuanchuan Cai, Mingshuo Xu, Tianqi She

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Signal Game Analysis on the Effectiveness of Coal Mine Safety Supervision Based on the Affective Events Theory by Xue Yang, Yang Tian, Kai Feng, Juan Yang, Shu-hui Zhang, Shengnan Wang

“…The main cause of coal mine safety accidents is the unsafe behavior of miners who are affected by their emotional state. …”
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Water Supply and Regulation of Underground Reservoir in Coal Mine considering Coal-Water Occurrence Relationship by Mingbo Chi, Zhiguo Cao, Quansheng Li, Yong Zhang, Baoyang Wu, Bao Zhang, Yi Yang, Xiaoqing Liu

“…Water supply prediction and control is one of the key issues in exploitation of coal mine underground reservoirs (CMUR). In order to investigate the water supply for underground reservoirs in coal mines, the aquifers were classified into three types (types I, II, and III) according to the relative location of aquifers. …”
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Application Research on Testing Efficiency of Main Drainage Pump in Coal Mine Using Thermodynamic Theories by Deyong Shang

“…But there are some defects in this kind of method of underground coal mine. This paper first introduces the principle of testing the main drainage pump efficiency in coal mine using thermodynamic theories, then analyzes the energy transformation during the process of draining water, and finally derives the calculation formulae of the pump efficiency, which meet the on-site precision of engineering. …”
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