Special Issue on Intelligent and Safe Mining and High-Quality Development of Deep Mines

Introduction

Global shallow high-grade mineral resources are facing imminent depletion, making the extension of mining activities into the Earth's deep crust inevitable. However, constrained by the complex occurrence environment of deep high geo-stress, high rock temperature, high osmotic pressure, and strong mining disturbances, traditional mining models face challenges such as low rock-breaking efficiency, insufficient continuous operation, lagging disaster prevention and control, extensive operation and maintenance management, and inadequate resource utilization.

To address these challenges, there is a need to innovate systems encompassing theories, experiments, simulations, technologies, equipment, and construction methods. Based on the “Resilience-Intelligence-Green-Humanity Traits” (RIGHT) model, this Special Issue invites the latest research findings in deep mining worldwide. It aims to address bottlenecks spanning rock breaking, mineral extraction, disaster prevention, operation and maintenance, and resource utilization.

Topics covered

• Mechanisms, Technologies, and Equipment for Low-Damage, High-Efficiency, and Micro-Disturbance Rock Breaking in Complex Deep Environments: From TBM Mechanical Excavation to TBM-V Non-Contact Rock Breaking;
• Intelligent and Continuous Non-Blasting Mining Processes, Equipment, and Multi-Operation Synergy in Deep Mines;
• Adaptability Assessment of TBM, TBM-V, and Drill-and-Blast Methods and Multi-Method Synergy for Development-Stoping-Backfill Operations in Deep Mines;
• Real-Time Surrounding Rock Perception While-Drilling and Intelligent Decision-Making for Precision Blasting in Mechanized Operations;
• Mechanisms of Disaster Genesis and Its Intelligent Early Warning and Resilient Prevention and Control in Deep Mines;
• Wise Mine Operation and Management Based on the RIGHT Model: Resilience-Intelligence-Green-Humanity Traits;
• Digital Twin-Enabled Platform for Full-Lifecycle Management of Deep Mines;
• Green Backfilling Materials, Processes, and Solid Waste Resource Utilization in Deep Mines;
• Synergistic Development and Utilization of Associated Resources, Geothermal Energy, and Underground Space in Deep Mines;
• Key Technologies for Functional Reconstruction and Green Regeneration of Decommissioned Mines.

Important deadlines

• Submission deadline: 31 March 2027
• Publication date: 31 March 2028 or as per the journal's policy and plan of the EiC

Submission Instructions

Please read the Guide for Authors (https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/underground-space/guide-for-authors/) on the journal website before submitting. Submission website: https://www.editorialmanager.com/undsp/default.aspx  Please select the special issue "VSI: Intelligent Mining”

Guest Editors:

• Prof. Zilong Zhou, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China Email: zlzhou@csu.edu.cn
• Prof. Guangqi Chen, Hebei University of Technology, China Email: chen@kyudai.jp
• Assoc. Prof. Alfonso Rodriguez-Dono, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-BarcelonaTech), Spain, Email: alfonso.rodriguez@upc.edu
• Prof. Shanyong Wang, The University of Newcastle, Australia, Email: shanyong.wang@newcastle.edu.au