Sufficient amount of atmospheric oxygen and negative character of coal substance lead to creation of bonds

The paper is focused on the measurement and use of thermal processes at old mining dumps. It describes the causes of occurrence of thermal processes, including their negative impacts. It also describes technology of heat collection. Much of the paper is devoted to a description of the pilot projects that deal with collection and subsequent use of the heat in the selected mining dumps. The end of the paper deals with the description of complex measurement system for monitoring important variables associated with collecting and using of thermal energy at mining dumps. The paper also summarizes the basic problems related to the heat collection at old mining dumps. Index Terms — Mining dump, thermal process, temperature monitoring, heat collect, measurement