Mining Engineering: Present and Future Prospectives
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: explosives, blasting, detonations; blast-induced ground vibrations; demolition; tunnel excavation and properties of explosives
Interests: thermal analysis and characterization of explosives; reaction kinetics; thermal initiation of explosives; combustion and detonation chemistry and physics
Interests: social infra-structure (civil engineering, architecture, disaster pre-vention); disas-ter prevention engineering; energy; earth resource engi-neering; energy science
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Dear Colleagues,
Mining is one of the oldest organized human activities. Today's human world is full of objects and products which, in their original or processed and refined states, originate from mining production. This applies to everything in our environment, with the exception of materials and products of plant and animal origin. Metals, building materials, solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and various types of plastics are either extracted directly or by processing materials from mining. In a broader sense, the term mining also includes the construction of underground spaces and tunnels. The mining production of every community, state and society is the basis and source of raw materials, materials and energy, as well as the basis for production development and economic and civilization development. The future of mining is being shaped by global trends, including the green transition, digitalization, technological innovation and increased environmental awareness. Mining is increasingly using advanced technologies such as automation, remote control of machinery and digitalization of processes, which reduces costs, increases productivity and improves safety in the workplace. The future of mining is bright, but it requires adapting to new technologies, environmental standards and global economic challenges.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Mining engineering.
- Mine exploitation (mining methods, fragmentation, explosives and blasting, transportation, ventilation, design and planning of surface and underground mines, rock mechanics, tunneling).
- Mine safety science and technology.
- Mining environment and sustainable development.
- Artificial intelligence techniques for mining applications.
- Mining automation and integration.
- Mining waste management and recycling technologies.
- Life cycle assessment in mining.
- Post-mining management.
Dr. Vinko Škrlec
Prof. Dr. Muhamed Suceska
Dr. Hajime Ikeda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mining
- mine exploitation
- mining methods
- explosives and blasting
- mine transportation
- mine safety, mine ventilation
- mining automation and integration
- life cycle assessment in mining
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