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The article examines the main areas of diversification for coal mines. It is shown that, taking into account the specifics of mining production, the most rational energy orientation of such solutions, namely the repurposing of coal mines into low-power thermal energy complexes. This idea combines within the framework of a single mining and energy complex the processes of extraction of carbon-containing raw materials and their processing into thermal and electrical energy with the simultaneous elimination of the absolute majority of intermediate technological operations, which open up the possibility of significantly increasing of economic efficiency, environmental cleanliness and safety of the entire complex works, and the generation of electricity based on heat consumption allows to reach a fairly high efficiency – about 80%, which is impossible today for potent power plants.