ECOLOGY

UDC 622.882(470.53):622.85 © E.V. Kiryushina1, I.V. Zenkov2,3, A.S. Conde4, Yu.P. Yuronen3, V.N. Vokin1, Zh.V. Mironova1, К.А. Shtresler1, A.S. Lunev1, P.L. Pavlova1, A.A. Latyntsev1, Yu.A. Maglinets1, K.V. Raevich1, T.N. Sizova1, 2025

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2025, № 2, pp. 125-129

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2025-2-125-129

STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AFTER CLOSURE OF COAL MINES IN THE SMOLENSK AND KALUGA REGIONS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGING DATA

Authors

E.V. Kiryushina1, I.V. Zenkov2,3, A.S. Conde4, Yu.P. Yuronen3, V.N. Vokin1, Zh.V. Mironova1, К.А. Shtresler1, A.S. Lunev1, P.L. Pavlova1, A.A. Latyntsev1, Yu.A. Maglinets1, K.V. Raevich1, T.N. Sizova1

1 Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

2 Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation

3 Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation

4 RUSSKY ALUMINY LIMITED, Republic of Guinea, Conakry, BP 6506, e-mail: zenkoviv@mail.ru

Authors Information

Kiryushina E.V. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Zenkov I.V. – Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Deputy Director for Scientific Work, Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Professor, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation, e-mail: zenkoviv@mail.ru

Conde A.S. – Mining engineer, RUSSKY ALUMINY LIMITED, Republic of Guinea, Conakry, BP 6506

Yuronen Yu.P. – 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

Mironova Zh.V. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Shtresler К.А. – Senior lecturer, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Lunev A.S. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Pavlova P.L. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Latyntsev A.A. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Maglinets Yu.A. – PhD (Engineering), Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Raevich K.V. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Sizova T.N. – Senior lecturer, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article presents the results of studying the environmental state of lands disturbed upon completion of underground coal mining of the coal-bearing areas of the Moscow region coal basin in the territory of the Smolensk and Kaluga Regions. The areas of mine spoil piles have been identified. The directions are defined of the coal and rock mixture transfer from the surface of the mine spoil piles to the rivers under the action of atmospheric precipitation. Complex activities are proposed to accelerate the recovery of the environmental balance on the surface of the mine spoil piles by applying loose Quaternary rocks with the thickness of at least one meter and subsequent planting of trees and shrubs as well as sowing of leguminous and cereal grasses.

Keywords

Coal mines, Remote sensing of the Earth from space, Ecology of mining production, Moscow Region coal basin, Smolensk Region, Kaluga Region, Coal mines, Mine spoil piles, Environmental challenges.

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For citation

Kiryushina E.V., Zenkov I.V., Conde A.S., Yuronen Yu.P., Vokin V.N., Mironova Zh.V., Shtresler К.А., Lunev A.S., Pavlova P.L., Latyntsev A.A., Maglinets Yu.A., Raevich K.V., Sizova T.N. Studies of environmental consequences after closure of coal mines in the Smolensk and Kaluga Regions based on satellite imaging data. Ugol’. 2025;(2):125-129. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2025-2-125-129.

Paper Info

Received December 26, 2024
Reviewed January 17, 2025
Accepted January 27, 2025