1. Assessing reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Crown–Crisp experience index and its application in coal miners

   • Fulin Cai
   • Sheng Xue
   • Yaqiang Li

   Research Open access 21 December 2023 Article: 90

   

2. Characterization of 10 nm – 10 μm coal dust particles generated by simulated different cutting and drilling parameters: mass concentration distribution, number concentration distribution, and fractal dimension

   • Jintuo Zhu
   • Menglin Chen
   • Nkansah Benjamin Oduro

   Research Open access 19 December 2023 Article: 89

   

3. Microstructure and adhesion force of dust on soil pavement in open-pit mine

   • Jiuzhu Wang
   • Cuifeng Du
   • Zheng Chen

   Research Open access 09 December 2023 Article: 88

   

4. A mathematical model for parameter setting in discrete element numerical simulation

   • Song Qin
   • Haifei Lin
   • Zongyong Wei

   Research Open access 08 December 2023 Article: 87

   

5. Influence of coupling mechanism of loose layer and fault on multi-physical fields in mining areas

   • Jin Luo
   • Yingming Li
   • Guangming Zhao

   Research Open access 08 December 2023 Article: 86

   

6. Migration transformation, prevention, and control of typical heavy metal lead in coal gangue: a review

   • Benfeng Zhang
   • Kang Yang
   • Nianqing Wu

   Review Open access 08 December 2023 Article: 85

   

7. Integrating image processing and deep learning for effective analysis and classification of dust pollution in mining processes

   • JiangJiang Yin
   • Jiangyang Lei
   • Shaofeng Wang

   Research Open access 07 December 2023 Article: 84

   

8. Rate-dependent constitutive modelling blasting crack initiation and propagation in rock masses

   • Yongjun Zhang
   • Meng Xu
   • Qingsong Wang

   Research Open access 28 November 2023 Article: 83

   

9. Mechanism and key parameters of stress load-off by innovative asymmetric hole-constructing on the two sides of deep roadway

   • Dongdong Chen
   • Zaisheng Jiang
   • Shengrong Xie

   Research Open access 28 November 2023 Article: 82

   

10. Numerical modelling of gas outburst from coal: a review from control parameters to the initiation process

    • Fatemeh Soleimani
    • Guangyao Si
    • Jian Zhang

    Review Open access 28 November 2023 Article: 81

    

11. Study and application of a continuous inversion model of coal seam gas pressure in front area of heading face

    • Longyong Shu
    • Yankun Ma
    • Hongyan Li

    Research Open access 28 November 2023 Article: 80

    

12. Comparative study on the flame retardancy of CO₂ and N₂ during coal adiabatic oxidation process

    • Xiyang Fang
    • Bo Tan
    • Haiyan Wang

    Research Open access 25 November 2023 Article: 79

    

13. Influence analysis of complex crack geometric parameters on mechanical properties of soft rock

    • Yang Zhao
    • Xin He
    • Atsushi Sainoki

    Research Open access 25 November 2023 Article: 78

    

14. Water–rock two-phase flow model for water inrush and instability of fault rocks during mine tunnelling

    • Dan Ma
    • Hongyu Duan
    • Zhen Huang

    Research Open access 20 November 2023 Article: 77

    

15. Evaluation of roof cutting by directionally single cracking technique in automatic roadway formation for thick coal seam mining

    • Yubing Gao
    • Qiukai Gai
    • Manchao He

    Research Open access 18 November 2023 Article: 76

    

16. Apparent activation energy of mineral in open pit mine based upon the evolution of active functional groups

    • Shipng Lu
    • Jingyu Zhao
    • Chi-Min Shu

    Research Open access 18 November 2023 Article: 75

    

17. Elimination mechanism of coal and gas outburst based on geo-dynamic system with stress–damage–seepage interactions

    • Lingjin Xu
    • Chaojun Fan
    • Bin Xiao

    Research Open access 18 November 2023 Article: 74

    

18. Numerical analysis of water-alternating-CO₂ flooding for CO₂-EOR and storage projects in residual oil zones

    • Boyu Liu
    • Jun Yao
    • Tunan Sun

    Research Open access 18 November 2023 Article: 73

    

19. Effect of CO₂ dilution on laminar burning velocities, combustion characteristics and NO_x emissions of CH₄/air mixtures

    • Wenlong Dong
    • Longkai Xiang
    • Huaqiang Chu

    Research Open access 13 November 2023 Article: 72

    

20. Simulation study of hydrogen sulfide removal in underground gas storage converted from the multilayered sour gas field

    • Yi Yang
    • Longxin Li
    • Ye Tian

    Research Open access 04 November 2023 Article: 71

    

21. An efficient 3D cell-based discrete fracture-matrix flow model for digitally captured fracture networks

    • Lei Sun
    • Mei Li
    • Giovanni Grasselli

    Research Open access 01 November 2023 Article: 70

    

22. Building 3D CityGML models of mining industrial structures using integrated UAV and TLS point clouds

    • Canh Le Van
    • Cuong Xuan Cao
    • Long Quoc Nguyen

    Case study Open access 30 October 2023 Article: 69

    

23. Time-shift effect of spontaneous combustion characteristics and microstructure difference of dry-soaked coal

    • Yikang Liu
    • Haiyan Wang
    • Qingjie Qi

    Research Open access 27 October 2023 Article: 68

    

24. Experimental study on the slip evolution of planar fractures subjected to cyclic normal stress

    • Kang Tao
    • Wengang Dang
    • Xingling Li

    Research Open access 27 October 2023 Article: 67

    

25. Influence of nanosized magnesia on the hydration of borehole-sealing cements prepared using different methods

    • Quanle Zou
    • Jinfei Zhan
    • Zhen Huang

    Research Open access 26 October 2023 Article: 66

    

26. Spoil characterisation using UAV-based optical remote sensing in coal mine dumps

    • Sureka Thiruchittampalam
    • Sarvesh Kumar Singh
    • Simit Raval

    Research Open access 26 October 2023 Article: 65

    

27. Stability analysis of a slope containing water-sensitive mudstone considering different rainfall conditions at an open-pit mine

    • Guoyu Yang
    • Yanlong Chen
    • Jialong Zhang

    Research Open access 06 October 2023 Article: 64

    

28. Environmental performance assessments of different methods of coal preparation for use in small-capacity boilers: experiment and theory

    • A. N. Kozlov
    • E. P. Maysyuk
    • I. Yu. Ivanova

    Research Open access 05 October 2023 Article: 63

    

29. In-situ gas contents of a multi-section coal seam in Sydney basin for coal and gas outburst management

    • Zhongbei Li
    • Ting Ren
    • Mike Wang

    Research Open access 01 October 2023 Article: 62

    

30. Modeling and petrophysical properties of digital rock models with various pore structure types: An improved workflow

    • Xiaobin Li
    • Wei Wei
    • Jianchao Cai

    Research Open access 01 October 2023 Article: 61

    

31. Online coal dust suppression system for opencast coal mines

    • Senju Panicker
    • S. S. Shankar
    • Tarique Sajjad

    Short report Open access 01 October 2023 Article: 60

    

32. A developed dual-site Langmuir model to represent the high-pressure methane adsorption and thermodynamic parameters in shale

    • Ke Hu
    • Qian Zhang
    • Muhammad Abdurrahman Thaika

    Research Open access 01 October 2023 Article: 59

    

33. Numerical simulation study on shear resistance of anchorage joints considering tensile–shear fracture criterion of 2G-NPR bolt

    • Shulin Ren
    • Zhigang Tao
    • Qiru Sui

    Research Open access 28 September 2023 Article: 58

    

34. Effect of periodic wide atmospheric pressure change on CO emission in closed goaf

    • Zhuangzhuang Shao
    • Bo Tan
    • Haiyan Wang

    Research Open access 28 September 2023 Article: 57

    

35. Structural characterization of char during co-gasification from torrefied sludge and Yangchangwan bituminous coal

    • Xinsha Zhang
    • Yonghui Bai
    • Guangsuo Yu

    Research Open access 28 September 2023 Article: 56

    

36. Revaluating coal permeability-gas pressure relation under various gas pressure differential conditions

    • Chunguang Wang
    • Hongxu Wang
    • Jiyuan Zhang

    Research Open access 26 September 2023 Article: 55

    

37. Mechanical and hydraulic properties of fault rocks under multi-stage cyclic loading and unloading

    • Wentao Hou
    • Dan Ma
    • Chenyao Zhou

    Research Open access 26 September 2023 Article: 54

    

38. Extraction and identification of spectrum characteristics of coal and rock hydraulic fracturing and uniaxial compression signals

    • Ya′nan Qian
    • Quangui Li
    • Changjun Yu

    Research Open access 26 September 2023 Article: 53

    

39. Fracture propagation laws of staged hydraulic fracture in fractured geothermal reservoir based on phase field model

    • Genbo Peng

    Research Open access 15 September 2023 Article: 52

    

40. Pore structure of low-permeability coal and its deformation characteristics during the adsorption–desorption of CH₄/N₂

    • Pengfei Ji
    • Haifei Lin
    • Songrui Yang

    Research Open access 15 September 2023 Article: 51

    

41. Investigations of the effects of two typical jet crushing methods on the atomization and dust reduction performance of nozzles

    • Han Han
    • Hetang Wang
    • Hui Wang

    Research Open access 15 September 2023 Article: 50

    

42. Experimental and numerical investigation on failure characteristics and mechanism of coal with different water contents

    • Xuewei Liu
    • Haixiao Chen
    • Jin Luo

    Research Open access 14 September 2023 Article: 49

    

43. Rheological mechanical properties and its constitutive relation of soft rock considering influence of clay mineral composition and content

    • Xuebin Li
    • Xuesheng Liu
    • Shenglong Yang

    Research Open access 13 September 2023 Article: 48

    

44. Experimental study on the interrelation of multiple mechanical parameters in overburden rock caving process during coal mining in longwall panel

    • Daixin Deng
    • Hongwei Wang
    • Jiaqi Song

    Research Open access 12 September 2023 Article: 47

    

45. Effect of surface retaining elements on rock stability: laboratory investigation with sand powder 3D printing

    • Hao Feng
    • Lishuai Jiang
    • Hani S. Mitri

    Research Open access 08 September 2023 Article: 46

    

46. Study on the disaster caused by the linkage failure of the residual coal pillar and rock stratum during multiple coal seam mining: mechanism of progressive and dynamic failure

    • Yunliang Tan
    • Qing Ma
    • Junlong Shang

    Research Open access 30 August 2023 Article: 45

    

47. Geochemical and mineralogical evaluations of coal, shale, and mine waste overburden from Makum coalfield of the Northeast India

    • Nilotpol Bhuyan
    • Nazrul Islam
    • Binoy K. Saikia

    Research Open access 04 August 2023 Article: 44

    

48. Quality evaluation of land reclamation in mining area based on remote sensing

    • Shidong Wang
    • Jianhua Guo
    • Hebing Zhang

    Research Open access 25 July 2023 Article: 43

    

49. Evaluation of airlift pump performance for vertical conveying of coal particles

    • Parviz Enany
    • Oleksandr Shevchenko
    • Carsten Drebenshtedt

    Research Open access 24 July 2023 Article: 42

    

50. Optimization of desert lake information extraction from remote sensing images using cellular automata

    • Qiuji Chen
    • Yanan Cao

    Research Open access 18 July 2023 Article: 41