ECOLOGY

Original paper

UDC 622.882(470.53):622.85

Authors: I.V. Zenkov^1,2, A.S. Conde³, Yu.P. Yuronen¹, G.A. Karacheva¹, V.N. Vokin⁴, E.V. Kiryushina⁴, E.V. Cherepanov⁴, A.A. Latyntsev⁴, K.V. Raevich⁴, 2025

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2025, № 7, pp. 97-100

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2025-7-97-100

Title

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OF DISTURBED LANDS AFTER COMPLETION OF SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND COAL MINING OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN SECTOR OF THE MOSCOW BROWN COAL BASIN

Authors

I.V. Zenkov^1,2, A.S. Conde³, Yu.P. Yuronen¹, G.A. Karacheva¹, V.N. Vokin⁴, E.V. Kiryushina⁴, E.V. Cherepanov⁴, A.A. Latyntsev⁴, K.V. Raevich⁴

1 Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation
2 Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation
3 RUSSKY ALUMINY LIMITED, Conakry, Representative Office in the Republic of Guinea, BP 6506, Republic of Guinea
4 Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation
e-mail: zenkoviv@mail.ru

Authors Information

Zenkov I.V. – Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation, Deputy Director for Scientific Work, Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation, e-mail: zenkoviv@mail.ru
Conde A.S. – Mining engineer, RUSSKY ALUMINY LIMITED, Representative Office in the Republic of Guinea, Conakry, BP 6506, Republic of Guinea
Yuronen Yu.P. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, 660037, Russian Federation
Karacheva G.A. – Senior lecturer, 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
Kiryushina E.V. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation
Cherepanov E.V. – 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
Raevich K.V. – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article presents the results of studying the environmental state of lands disturbed in the course of coal mining using surface and underground methods in the coalbearing areas of the Moscow region coal basin in the territory of the Ryazan Region. The areas of mine spoil piles have been identified. Complex activities are proposed to accelerate the recovery of the environmental balance on the mine spoil piles by applying loose Quaternary rocks with the thickness of at least one meter and sowing leguminous and cereal grasses. An assessment was made of the increase in agricultural efficiency through elimination of the mine spoil piles.

Keywords

Remote sensing of the Earth from space, coal industry, coal mines, coal pits, Moscow coal basin, Ryazan region, mine spoil piles, rock dumps, mining ecology, economic efficiency.

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For citation

Zenkov I.V., Conde A.S., Yuronen Yu.P., Karacheva G.A., Vokin V.N., Kiryushina E.V., Cherepanov E.V., Latyntsev A.A., Raevich K.V. Environmental studies of disturbed lands after completion of surface and underground coal mining operations in the eastern sector of the Moscow brown coal basin. Ugol’. 2025;(7):97-100. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2025-7-97-100.

Paper Info

Received May 10, 2025
Reviewed June 17, 2025
Accepted June 27, 2025