Technical and Geoinformational Systems in Mining

New trends of mineral deposits mining in the world consist of intensifying and concentration of mining operations. This is achieved with help of new technical equipment and its introduction into operations. The equipment that is more reliable, having greater service life and available power._x000D_ Innovative technologies helping to increase technical-economic indices, extraction volume, working efficiency and safety rules are presented in the book. Unmanned mineral extraction technologies and use of plough systems are among one of the most current trends in modern mining development, so a large amount of attention is paid to these topics in the present book._x000D_ Alternative resources such as gas hydrates and alternative minerals extraction technologies such as underground coal gasification take a special place in our society nowadays and, thus, the description of these trends is given in the given collection of scientific papers.