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UDC 622.271(540):55.814 © I.V. Zenkov, Le Hung Trinh, E.V. Kardashova, Yu.A. Anishchenko, Vokin V.N., M.N. Skripin, 2025

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2025, № 1, pp. 113-116

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2025-1-113-116

A STUDY OF THE SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS AT COAL DEPOSITS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY BASED ON EARTH’S REMOTE SENSING DATA

Authors

I.V. Zenkov, Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation, e-mail: zenkoviv@mail.ru

Le Hung Trinh, Le Quy Don Technical University (LQDTU), Hanoi, 11355, Vietnam

E.V. Kardashova, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation

Yu.A. Anishchenko, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation

Vokin V.N., Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

M.N. Skripin, Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation

Authors Information

Zenkov I.V. – Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Scientific Work, Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation, e-mail: zenkoviv@mail.ru

Trinh Le Hung – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Le Quy Don Technical University (LQDTU), Hanoi, 11355, Vietnam

Kardashova E.V. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation

Anishchenko Yu.A. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation

Vokin V.N. – PhD (Engineering), Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Skripin M.N. – Mining engineer, Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article presents the results of studying the state of surface mining operations at the coal deposits in Germany. Satellite remote sensing studies and analytical calculations revealed the number and types of mining excavators and overburden spreaders working in the coal pits, as well as determined the total annual volume of overburden and coal excavation within the surveyed territory of Germany. The results of satellite observations helped to identify a decreasing trend in the volumes of coal open-pit mining.

Keywords

Remote sensing, coal mining industry, Germany, coal deposits, surface mining, coal pits, annual coal production, mining and haulage vehicles.

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For citation

Zenkov I.V., Trinh Le Hung, Kardashova E.V., Anishchenko Yu.A., Vokin V.N., Skripin M.N. A study of the surface mining operations at coal deposits in the Federal Republic of Germany based on Earth’s remote sensing data. Ugol’. 2025;(1):113-116. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2025-1-113-116.

Paper Info

Received November 25, 2024
Reviewed December 16, 2024
Accepted December 26, 2024