Original paper

UDC 622.271(437):55.814 © I.V. Zenkov1, A.A. Simon1, Le Hung Trinh2, Yu.P. Yuronen3, P.L. Pavlova4, A.S. Lunev4, L.N. Kuzina4, T.N. Sizova4, V.I. Afanasov4, 2025

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2025, № 11, pp. 125-128

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2025-11-125-128

A STUDY OF MINING OPERATION IN AN OPEN-PIT COAL MINE IN THE TERRITORY OF MONTENEGRO USING SPACE MONITORING DATA

Authors

I.V. Zenkov1, A.A. Simon1, Le Hung Trinh2, Yu.P. Yuronen3, P.L. Pavlova4, A.S. Lunev4, L.N. Kuzina4, T.N. Sizova4, V.I. Afanasov4

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

2 Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi, 11355, Vietnam

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

4 Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation e-mail: zenkoviv@mail.ru

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

Simon A.A. – Mining Engineer, Siberian Research Institute of Mining and Surveying, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Russian Federation

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

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

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

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

Kuzina L.N. – PhD (Economics), Associate Professor, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

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

Afanasov V.I. – Senior Lecturer, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation

Abstract

The paper presents the results of studying technological and technical aspects of surface mining operations at a coal deposit in Montenegro. The remote sensing studies and analytical calculations helped to reveal the number and models of the excavators operated in the coal pits as well as to determine the annual volume of overburden removed and coal dispatched to a thermal power plant. The results of satellite observations during a two-decade period indicate a stable trend in surface coal mining in the territory of Montenegro.

Keywords

Remote sensing, coal mining industry, Montenegro, fuel and energy complex, coal pits, annual coal production, mining and transportation machines, coal-fired power generation.

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For citation

Zenkov I.V., Simon A.A., Trinh Le Hung, Yuronen Yu.P., Pavlova P.L., Lunev A.S., Kuzina L.N., Sizova T.N., Afanasov V.I. A study of mining operation in an open-pit coal mine in the territory of Montenegro using space monitoring data. Ugol’. 2025;(11):125-128. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2025-11-125-128.

Paper Info

Received September 24, 2025

Reviewed October 18, 2025

Accepted October 30, 2025