DOI: 10.33917/mic-3.122.2025.94-99

The methodological approach to the selection of promising areas for degassing includes both geological and economic factors. To do this, comprehensive studies should be conducted covering both the methane content in coal seams, as well as technical and economic parameters such as profitability and potential production volumes. Effective degassing not only reduces methane levels in the atmosphere, but also becomes a stage of economic development for the region, providing additional sources of income and jobs. This approach could play an important role in the transformation of the coal industry in Russia and beyond.

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DOI: 10.33917/mic-1.120.2025.96-102

Early degassing of coal seams is one of the key technologies aimed at optimizing coal mining processes, minimizing negative environmental impacts, and increasing safety during coal mining. Advance degassing is a process in which hydrocarbon gas is removed from coal seams in advance, which reduces the risk of its accumulation and explosions during mine development. The creation of a concept for the implementation of early degassing of coal seams contributes to the development of the coal industry and, as a result, the development of the region’s economy.

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