Preface CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Coal Geology and Mine Maps 1.1 Coal and coal stratum 1.2 The commercial classification of coal 1.3 The characteristics of coal deposits 1.4 Coal exploration and coal resources 1.5 Introduction of mine maps CHAPTER 2 Coalfield, Minefleld and Dividing Mine 2.1 Coalfield and minefield 2.2 Mine reserves,capacity service life 2.3 Dividing mine CHAPTER 3 Mine Development 3.1 Names in an Underground Mine 3.2 Development roadway layout 3.3 A few problems about mine development 3.4 Development of Barakupuria mine CHAPTER 4 Production System of a Mine and Its Equipment 4.1 Basic concept about production system 4.2 Production system of a mine and its equipment 4.3 Production system and equipment in Barakupuria mine CHAPTER 5 Basic Knowledge of Drifting and Excavation 5.1 Road Section 5.2 Rock drift excavation 5.3 Coal drift excavation CHAPTER 6 Longwall Face Technology 6.1 Concept of mining method 6.2 Underground pressure and its manifestation of longwall face 6.3 Extracting technology of blasting 6.4 Conventionally mechanized coal winning technology 6.5 Fully mechanized coal winning technology 6.6 Longwall mining with sublevel caving CHAPTER 7 Roadway Layout of Working District and Mining Method 7.1 Roadway layout of working district in thin and medium thick coal seams 7.2 Combined layout of working district in contiguous seams 7.3 Roadway layout for slicing caving method in thick seams 7.4 Roadway layout for inclined slicing longwall system 7.5 Roadway layout of working district and mining method in steeply inclined coal seams CHAPTER 8 Mining Safety Technology 8.1 Mine gas 8.2 Mine dust 8.3 Mine fire and its prevention 8.4 Prevention of mine water 8.5 Prevention of roof fall References