Zhan, Xinzhong , Yang, Haiyan , Zhang, Bowen , Liu, Jinlong , Zhang, Yingying , Li, Fuhao
2025-10-17 APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2025 15(卷), 20(期), (null页)
Coal spontaneous combustion in arid regions poses severe threats to both ecological security and resource sustainability. Focusing on the detection challenges in Fire Zone No. 1 of the Miaoergou Coalfield, Xinjiang, this study proposes an Integrated Geophysical Collaborative Detection Framework that combines high-precision magnetic surveys, spontaneous potential (SP) measurements, and transient electromagnetic (TEM) methods. This innovative framework effectively overcomes the limitations of traditional single-method detection approaches, enabling the precise delineation of fire zone boundaries and the accurate characterization of spatial dynamics of coal fires. The key findings of the study are as follows: (1) High-magnetic anomalies (with a maximum Delta T of 1886.3 nT) exhibit a strong correlation with magnetite-enriched burnt rocks and dense fracture networks (density > 15 fractures/m), with a correlation coefficient (R-2) of 0.89; (2) Negative SP anomalies (with a minimum SP of -38.17 mV) can effectively reflect redox interfaces and water-saturated zones (moisture content > 18%), forming a "positive-negative-positive" annular spatial structure where the boundary gradient exceeds 3 mV/m; (3) TEM measurements identify high-resistivity anomalies (resistivity rho = 260-320 Omega