Mechanized excavation is a method based on cutting and breaking the rock using machines designed with cutting heads suitable for the formation. Mechanized excavation can be considered the only economic excavation method that can be an alternative to the drilling and blasting method. In this study, the excavatability of 11 different coal surrounding rocks from the Zonguldak Basin was determined using two different methods. The excavatability of the region has been evaluated for the first time in this scope. To determine excavatability, uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), deformability test, and Bond work index (Bwi) tests were conducted in the laboratory. In the evaluation using the test results, significant relationships were obtained for the excavatability of the region. A significant positive correlation (R2 = 0.84) was found between uniaxial compressive strength and the Bond work index. Additionally, a high exponential relationship (R2 = 0.86) was obtained between the specific energy values calculated using the SE formula and the Bond work index values. These results demonstrate that the Bond work index can be effectively used as an alternative method for evaluating excavatability in coal surrounding rocks.