Article
Environmental Sciences
Suiqiao Yang, Hu Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the thermal regime evolution during the excavation-backfilling process in permafrost regions. The results show that backfill temperature and mean annual ground temperature (MAGT) are key factors in controlling the recovery of frozen ground in the mine pit. Lower backfill temperature is more favorable than lower MAGT in refreezing the soil. It is recommended to backfill the mine pit during the cold season to accelerate the recovery of frozen ground. This study provides important theoretical reference for green coal mining and rapid environmental recovery in permafrost regions.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Junwen Feng, Zhiyi Zhang, Weiming Guan, Wei Wang, Xinyi Xu, Yongze Song, Hao Liu, Hui Su, Bo Zhao, Dazhong Hou
Summary: Backfill mining has been chosen as an effective method for green mining of underground coal resources in China. The selection of backfill materials is crucial for successful backfill mining. This paper reviews the experience and research achievements of backfill mining in China to provide guidance for future research and development. The backfill materials used in Chinese underground backfill coal mining are categorized based on whether water is used during the mining operation. The preparation, transportation, and activation stages of each backfill material are discussed and evaluated.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laiz Coutelle Honscha, Audrey Senandes Campos, Ronan Adler Tavella, Paula Florencio Ramires, Lisiane Martins Volcao, Priscila Cristina Bartolomeu Halicki, Tatiani Maria Pech, Eduardo Bernardi, Daniela Fernandes Ramos, Julia Carina Niemeyer, Paulo Roberto Martins Baisch, Ana Luiza Muccillo Baisch, Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Junior
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate soil quality in reclaimed coal mining areas using bioassays with organisms from different trophic levels. Results showed that some techniques used in reclamation effectively improved soil biodiversity and habitat quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Huaizhi Bo, Guangli Guo, Huaizhan Li, Yuezong Wang, Qian Jiang, Shaohao Hu, Fanglong Zhang
Summary: In order to achieve sustainable development of mining and protect ground buildings, backfill-strip mining has been gradually adopted. This paper uses numerical simulation method to study the surface movement characteristics of shallow coal seam backfill-strip mining under the hard roof. The results show that the maximum surface subsidence and the stress of the filling body are directly proportional to the width of the caving mining working face in a certain range.
BULLETIN OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nan Guo, Yinli Bi, Yanxu Zhang, Kun Wang, Li Xiao, Anna Krzyszowska Waitkus
Summary: Grazing around opencast coal mines exacerbates soil degradation and reduces the species richness and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in rhizosphere soil.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Wu Xiao, Jiwang Guo, Tingting He, Kaige Lei, Xinyu Deng
Summary: In this study, the researchers developed the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) to evaluate the impact of coal mining on the ecological environment. The study focused on the Muli coalfield near Qinghai Lake and mapped the distribution of RSEI from 2000 to 2020. The results showed an overall increasing trend of RSEI, but also identified areas of environmental damage concentrated in the northwestern region of the study area where mining activities are common. The evaluation accurately classified the local environment affected by opencast mining, demonstrating its importance in studying the relationship between coal mining and ecological quality.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wenqi Huo, Huaizhan Li, Guangli Guo, Yuezong Wang, Yafei Yuan
Summary: This study investigates the movement characteristics of strata and surface in the backfill mining of a shallow coal seam with a hard roof through numerical simulation and physical experiments, and proposes a novel surface subsidence prediction method.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaochuan Xu, Xiaowei Gu, Qing Wang, Yunqi Zhao, Zhenguo Zhu, Fengdan Wang, Zaolin Zhang
Summary: Open pit mining is an effective method for extracting minerals and generating profits, but it also causes significant environmental harm. The study aims to calculate the ecological costs of open-pit coal mining and analyze how these costs affect the ultimate pit design. The ecological costs include the loss of ecological service value, reclamation cost, and carbon emission cost, which can be estimated using provided equations. The impact of ecological costs on the ultimate pit design is demonstrated through a case study.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiangyang Cui, Zhaoping Li, Fei Guo, Xuegang Han, Jianping Song
Summary: To address the impact of early traffic restoration on the pre-existing main structure and the difficulty of coordinating construction plans for multiple pits, a construction method combining TD and BU was proposed. Using a three-dimensional finite difference method and a small strain constitutive model of the strata, the study analyzed the influence of four different excavation schemes on the pre-existing main structures. The results showed that the excavation sequence, the presence of a middle floor slab, and the depth and distance of excavation all affected the deformation of the steel pipe columns.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ke Yang, Xinyuan Zhao, Zhen Wei, Jiqiang Zhang
Summary: Paste backfill technology has become an important part of green safety mine construction and coal green mining technology system in China. By analyzing the statistics and typical cases, the current situation and future development trends of paste backfill technology in coal mines can be understood. The future development direction includes research and development of backfill materials and intelligent paste backfill technology.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Shuaihua Ye, Zhuangfu Zhao, Denqun Wang
Summary: Excavating a foundation pit can significantly impact adjacent structures and underground pipelines due to changes in soil stress, necessitating simulation-based structural optimization for stability and safety. Factors like distance, earthwork volume, and geological conditions influence the impact on subway tunnels, with results offering valuable guidance for similar projects.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zhihua Li, Ke Yang, Tingshuang Wei, Cheng Liu, Peng Zhou, Jianhua Miao
Summary: Through theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and similar simulation, it is found that paste backfill mining can effectively control the movement of overlying strata and significantly reduce surface subsidence. Compared with caving mining, backfill mining significantly relieves strata pressure behaviors and narrows the mining influence distance.
ENERGY EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Wei Yang, Wenxiao Zhang, Baiquan Lin, Guangyao Si, Jianguo Zhang, Jianli Wang
Summary: The paper demonstrated a novel integrated mining system in the 12th coal mine of the Pingdingshan coalfield, which extracted two panels simultaneously to effectively mine thin protective coal seams and control gas outbursts. This system not only increased mining efficiency, but also reduced surface mining footprint and cost of gangue handling.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Jun Zhang, Chunlei Xie, Ze Zhang, Mengxin Liu, Linzhen Yang, Haichao Long
Summary: This paper presents a novel study on the refreezing process of backfill soil using model tests and numerical simulations. The results showed that higher backfill soil density leads to shorter refreezing time. Numerical simulations confirmed the accuracy of the model tests. The initial temperature of the backfill soil has little impact on the refreezing process, while increasing the density of the backfill can significantly shorten the refreezing time.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jingchang Zhao, Xiangbo Wang, Dong Wang, Guangwei Liu
Summary: This paper presents a TIN clipping algorithm for digital mining design of opencast coal mines. It uses a spatial grid index to embed the Clipping Polygon (CP) into the Clipped TIN (CTIN) and reconstructs the topology of triangles within (outside of) the CP. The algorithm has been implemented in C# and .NET and applied to opencast coal mining design practice, showing good stability and efficiency.