Global Journal of Researches in Engineering, J: General Engineering, Volume 22 Issue 1

© 2022. Juan Sebastián Arteaga. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BYNCND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Researches in Engineering: J General Engineering Volume 22 Issue 1 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4596 & Print ISSN: 0975-5861 Zonificación por Riesgo de Explosiones de Gas Metano en La Minería Del Carbón En Boyacá (Colombia) By Juan Sebastián Arteaga Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica Abstract- In Boyacá, the number of deaths from methane explosions in coalmines constitutes the greatest mining risk, and the victims can be around 10 deaths per year. Therefore, the province was zoned to determine the mining areas with the highest risk from the measurements of methane concentrations on the mining fronts. From the database of the National Mining Office, the methane gas contents reported in percentage during the inspection visits were reviewed. This information was organized and tabulated in a GIS platform, then filtered to use the most useful data. The area of greatest risk is between Tasco and Socotá, where the highest gas contents have also been reported in desorption tests; therefore, this area will require more attention and care during follow-up visits in order to avoid accidents. Keywords: colombia, coal, mining, methane, explosions, gis. GJRE-J Classification: DDC Code: 333.82330973 LCC Code: HD9579.M4 ZonificacionporRiesgodeExplosionesdeGasMetanoenLaMineriaDelCarbonEnBoyacaColombia Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: