新疆地区气候干旱、水资源稀缺，如何保护矿区水资源成为新疆地区煤炭开采面临的重大课题。以位于风蚀地貌区的新疆榆树泉煤矿作为研究区，探讨风蚀地貌区水文地质结构与水循环规律，提出榆树泉矿区保水采煤方法。首先，通过计算煤层开采导水裂隙带高度，确定煤层开采直接充水含水层，并进行富水性分区；然后，根据研究区内水文观测孔水位数据，分析矿区水体间水力联系及开采造成的影响，确定煤层顶板含水层、烧变岩含水层为应保护的目标含水层；最后，根据煤层开采扰动程度将研究区划分为3个区域，分别采取留设煤柱、限高开采等保水采煤措施，给出矿区污水净化后再利用方案。研究结果可为新疆地区后续的开采水害防控与水资源保护提供思路与参考。

Xinjiang has an arid climate and scarce water resources, thus rendering the protection of water resources a major issue for coal mining. Taking the Yushuquan Coal Mine in Xinjiang as the study area, this study investigated the hydrogeological structure and water circulation patterns of the wind-eroded landform area and proposed the water-retaining coal mining method for the mine. Specifically, we first calculated the height of the water-conducting fracture zone of coal seam, based on which the direct water-filled aquifer of coal seam was determined and the water-rich zoning was conducted. We then analyzed the hydraulic connection between the water bodies in the mining area and the impact caused by mining based on the hydrological observation hole water level data in the study area. The aquifer on the roof of the coal seam and the aquifer in the burnt rock were determined as the target aquifers to be protected. Based on the degree of coal seam mining disturbance, we divided the study area into 3 regions and implemented corresponding water-retaining coal mining measures such as coal pillars retention and limited mining height, and accordingly proposed the reuse scheme of sewage purification in the mining area. This study could offer references for the prevention and control of mining water hazards and the protection of water resources in Xinjiang.