Guest editorial-special issue on green mining in 2016

Wei Qin, Jialin Xu, Guozhong Hu, Optimization of abandoned gob methane drainage through well placement selection Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. ,vol. 25, pp. 148- 158 ,(2015) , 10.1016/J.JNGSE.2015.05.004

Qingdong Qu, Jialin Xu, Renlun Wu, Wei Qin, Guozhong Hu, Three-zone characterisation of coupled strata and gas behaviour in multi-seam mining International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. ,vol. 78, pp. 91- 98 ,(2015) , 10.1016/J.IJRMMS.2015.04.018

Guozhong Hu, Jialin Xu, Fuxi Zhang, Changchun Zhao, Wei Qin, Yiran Zhu, Coal and Coalbed Methane Co-Extraction Technology Based on the Ground Movement in the Yangquan Coalfield, China Energies. ,vol. 8, pp. 6881- 6897 ,(2015) , 10.3390/EN8076881

Guozhong Hu, Jialin Xu, Ting Ren, Chengxi Gu, Wei Qin, Zhongwei Wang, Adjacent seam pressure-relief gas drainage technique based on ground movement for initial mining phase of longwall face International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. ,vol. 77, pp. 237- 245 ,(2015) , 10.1016/J.IJRMMS.2015.04.009

Wanghua Sui, Dingyang Zhang, Zengdi Cindy Cui, Zhaoyang Wu, Qingjie Zhao, Environmental implications of mitigating overburden failure and subsidences using paste-like backfill mining: a case study International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment. ,vol. 29, pp. 521- 543 ,(2015) , 10.1080/17480930.2014.969049

C. Özgen Karacan, Modeling and analysis of gas capture from sealed sections of abandoned coal mines International Journal of Coal Geology. ,vol. 138, pp. 30- 41 ,(2015) , 10.1016/J.COAL.2014.12.010

Dayang Xuan, Jialin Xu, Binglong Wang, Hao Teng, Borehole Investigation of the Effectiveness of Grout Injection Technology on Coal Mine Subsidence Control Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. ,vol. 48, pp. 2435- 2445 ,(2015) , 10.1007/S00603-015-0710-5

Shengli Kong, Yuanping Cheng, Ting Ren, Hongyong Liu, A sequential approach to control gas for the extraction of multi-gassy coal seams from traditional gas well drainage to mining-induced stress relief Applied Energy. ,vol. 131, pp. 67- 78 ,(2014) , 10.1016/J.APENERGY.2014.06.015

Jinfeng Ju, Jialin Xu, Structural characteristics of key strata and strata behaviour of a fully mechanized longwall face with 7.0 m height chocks International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. ,vol. 58, pp. 46- 54 ,(2013) , 10.1016/J.IJRMMS.2012.09.006

Dongsheng Zhang, Gangwei Fan, Yude Liu, Liqiang Ma, Field trials of aquifer protection in longwall mining of shallow coal seams in China International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. ,vol. 47, pp. 908- 914 ,(2010) , 10.1016/J.IJRMMS.2010.06.018