第一届国际厚煤层和急倾斜煤层采煤方法会议于1980年5月18日至21日在英国伦敦举行。参加这次会议的有21个国家和地区的代表共180余人,我国以中国煤炭学会名义派出了五名代表参加了会议。会上共宣读了二十篇论文,我国提出了“中国开采厚煤层的主要方 The First International Conference on Mining Methods for Thick and Steep Coal Seams was held in London, England from May 18 to 21, 1980. More than 180 representatives from 21 countries and regions attended the conference. China sent five representatives on behalf of the China Coal Association to attend the conference. Twenty papers were read out at the conference. China proposed "the main square for the exploitation of thick coal seams in China