Substantiating the criteria for applying selective excavation of coal deposits in the Western Donbass
Journal: Вісник Дніпропетровського університету Геологія географія
Year: 2018

The provision of the energy system of Ukraine with a stable supply of coal in the long term demands calculation of the capacity of the exploitable deposits. Ukrainian deposits are characterized by insignificant thickness and complicated mining-geological conditions, which significantly complicates the mining process. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and use new energy-efficient technologies of coal mining. The article evaluates the criteria of usefulness of thin layers of deposits in the We