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Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2023-07-05
  • Date accepted
    2024-06-03
  • Date published
    2024-12-25

Complete extraction of conditioned ores from complex-structured blocks due to partial admixture of substandard ores

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The paper presents mining-technological substantiation of complete extraction of conditioned ores from complex-structured blocks of benches by mixing a layer of substandard ores of certain sizes. The relevance of the work consists in the development of innovative methods of establishing the parameters of the substandard layer of ores to be added to the conditioned ores. The main problem is to ensure complete extraction of useful components into concentrate from shipped ore with acceptable deviations from the required ones. A new typification of complex-structured ore blocks of the bench has been carried out. Analytical dependences of mining and geological characteristics of complex-structured ore blocks were obtained. Theoretical dependences for determining the main indicators of mineral processing are derived. Analytical dependences for determination of the content of useful component in shipped ore α' – mixture of conditioned ore with the content of useful component α and admixed layer of substandard ore with the content of useful component α'' are offered. For the first time in mining science, a new approach of complete extraction of conditioned ores from complex-structured blocks of benches by grabbing a certain part of substandard ores during excavation, increasing the volume of extracted ore and expanding the extraction of useful components in the concentrate has been substantiated. The increment of useful components can reach 10-15 % of the total volume of extraction, which allows predicting a significant increase in the completeness of mineral extraction from the Earth's interior.

How to cite: Rakishev B.R. Complete extraction of conditioned ores from complex-structured blocks due to partial admixture of substandard ores // Journal of Mining Institute. 2024. Vol. 270 . p. 919-930. EDN HNCZSX
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2023-06-01
  • Date accepted
    2024-03-05
  • Date published
    2024-08-26

Analyzing friction bolts load bearing capacity in varying rock masses: an experimental study in Anti Atlas Imiter silver mining region, Morocco

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This study analyzes how key factors impact friction rock bolt capacity using standard pull-out tests, focusing on 39 mm diameter, 180 cm long split-tube bolts. We investigate bolt performance dependence on rock mass rating (RMR), time after installation, schistosity orientation, surface roughness, and installation quality. The aim is optimizing bolt design and implementation for enhanced underground stability and safety. Results show RMR strongly exponentially correlates with pull-out resistance; higher quality rock masses increase capacity. Anchorage capacity significantly rises over time, especially for RMR above 70. Increasing angle between bolt axis and rock foliation from 0 to 90° boosts pull-out response. Reducing borehole diameter below bolt diameter grows bolt-ground friction. Empirical models estimate load capacity based on RMR, time, orientation, diameter, roughness and installation quality. These reliably predict bolt performance from site conditions, significantly improving on basic RMR methods. Experiments provide practical friction bolt behavior insights for typical rock masses. The data-driven analysis ensures models are applicable to actual underground scenarios. This enables tailored optimization of bolting configurations and supports. Methodologies presented should improve safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of reinforced mining and tunneling. Overall, this study fundamentally furthers friction bolt performance understanding, enabling superior underground support design.

How to cite: Amine S., Latifa O., Mohammed S., Youssef Z., Anas B. Analyzing friction bolts load bearing capacity in varying rock masses: an experimental study in Anti Atlas Imiter silver mining region, Morocco // Journal of Mining Institute. 2024. Vol. 268 . p. 669-682.
Geology
  • Date submitted
    2023-05-21
  • Date accepted
    2024-05-02
  • Date published
    2024-08-26

Assessment of the influence of lithofacies conditions on the distribution of organic carbon in the Upper Devonian “Domanik” deposits of the Timan-Pechora Province

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The study of high-carbon formations was instigated both by the decreasing raw material base of oil as a result of its extraction, and by the progress in development of low-permeability shale strata, primarily in the USA, Australia, and China. The most valuable formations occur in traditional hydrocarbon production areas – the West Siberian, Volga-Ural and Timan-Pechora, North Pre-Caucasian and Lena-Tunguska oil and gas provinces. Specific features of the Late Devonian-Early Carboniferous high-carbon formation occurring in the eastern marginal part of the East European Platform are: heterogeneous section due to intense progradation of the carbonate platform from west to east; succession of lithofacies environments that determined the unevenness of the primary accumulation and secondary distribution of organic matter (OM); possible migration or preservation in the source strata during the subsidence stages of the moving parts of bitumides, which determined the prospects for oil and gas potential. The distribution pattern of the present OM content was investigated depending on lithofacies conditions and lithological composition of rocks in the “Domanik type” Upper Devonian-Tournaisian deposits in the Timan-Pechora Province (TPP), its transformation degree to bring it to the initial content of organic carbon and further estimation of the share of stored “mobile oil” in oil and gas source formation. The study was based on the analysis of the data set on organic carbon content in core samples and natural exposures in the Ukhta Region in the Domanik-Tournaisian part of the section including more than 5,000 determinations presented in reports and publications of VNIGRI and VNIGNI and supplemented by pyrolytic and bituminological analyses associated with the results of microtomographic, macro- and lithological studies and descriptions of thin sections made at the Saint Petersburg Mining University. For each tectonic zone of the TPP within the investigated high-carbon intervals, the content of total volumes of organic carbon was determined. The data obtained allow estimating the residual mass of mobile bitumoids in a low-permeability matrix of the high-carbon formation.

How to cite: Prishchepa O.M., Sinitsa N.V., Ibatullin A.K. Assessment of the influence of lithofacies conditions on the distribution of organic carbon in the Upper Devonian “Domanik” deposits of the Timan-Pechora Province // Journal of Mining Institute. 2024. Vol. 268 . p. 535-551. EDN JPUKCM
Geology
  • Date submitted
    2023-04-23
  • Date accepted
    2023-10-24
  • Date published
    2023-10-27

Mining Museum as a space of science and education in Mining University

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An interdisciplinary investigation is presented focusing on the study of the Mining Museum collections in relation to research, educational and social practices. Natural science and artistic exhibits are considered. The authors made an attempt to determine the significance of the mineralogical collection based on the criteria proposed by I.V.Pekov. For the first time, general statistics on the new minerals in the mineralogical museums of the USSR was collected in 1988; in subsequent years, such information was not published. Collection of the Mining Museum comprises mineral species received after 1988 and having the status of holotypes, neotypes, and cotypes. In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of Saint Petersburg Mining University its special contribution to the progress of science was noted; the merits of scientists were immortalized in the names of minerals stored in the Mining Museum collection. An important role of the Museum in recording and representation of achievements of the Mining University is shown. The authors present the Mining Museum as a special educational space where an objective image of the world is created shaped by the scientific and humanitarian environment. The Museum is regarded as a space for forming the professional identity, important for the successful work of future University graduates. The interior of the Mining Museum designed and created in the 1st half of the XIX century taking into account the ideas about the succession of scientists from different epochs, respect for scientific traditions of antiquity and achievements in the field of studying the world plays a significant role in this process. Images of thinkers of the antiquity in the interiors of the educational and public spaces of the XIX century made it possible to emphasize the importance of cultural correlation with ideas of the Enlightenment. Specific examples from the collection show how the Mining Museum was implementing the scientific and educational goals of the Mining University throughout its history.

How to cite: Dorofeev D.Y., Borovkova N.V., Vasileva М.А. Mining Museum as a space of science and education in Mining University // Journal of Mining Institute. 2023. Vol. 263 . p. 674-686. EDN VLAJYZ
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2022-05-11
  • Date accepted
    2023-02-20
  • Date published
    2023-08-28

Application of the support vector machine for processing the results of tin ores enrichment by the centrifugal concentration method

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The relevance of the research is due to the acquisition of new knowledge about the features of the applicability of the support vector machine, related to machine learning tools, for solving problems of mathematical modeling of mining and processing equipment. The purpose of the research is a statistical analysis of the results of semi-industrial tests of the Knelson CVD technology on tin raw materials using the support vector machine method and the development of mathematical models suitable for further optimization of the technological parameters of the equipment. The objects of research were the products obtained as a result of the operation of hydro-cyclones, as well as the technological parameters of the operation of centrifugal concentrators. The work uses classical methods of mathematical statistics, the least squares method for constructing a linear regression model, the support vector machine implemented on the basis of the Scikit-learn library, as well as the method of verifying the resulting models based on the ShuffleSplit library. A general description of the process of testing the Knelson concentrator with continuous controlled unloading in relation to the enrichment of tin ores is presented. The results obtained were processed using the support vector machine. Regression models are obtained in the form of polynomials of the second degree and in the form of radial basis functions. A significant non-linearity is shown in the dependence between the content of the valuable component in the tailings and the values of the technological parameters of the apparatus.

How to cite: Burdonov A.E., Lukyanov N.D., Pelikh V.V., Salov V.M. Application of the support vector machine for processing the results of tin ores enrichment by the centrifugal concentration method // Journal of Mining Institute. 2023. Vol. 262 . p. 552-561. EDN BDULJO
Economic Geology
  • Date submitted
    2022-06-28
  • Date accepted
    2023-01-19
  • Date published
    2023-02-27

Influence of mining rent on the efficiency of using natural potential: the paradox of plenty and its Russian specifics

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The most powerful potential of Russia's natural resources is only partially realized, and determining the reasons for the insufficient efficiency of its use is a current research topic. The exploitation of mineral resources that bring mining rent (primarily oil and gas) gives rise to the so-called “paradox of plenty” (PP), which in some cases manifests itself as a significant slowdown in economic development. The purpose of the article is to clarify the signs, degree and forms of PP manifestation and related problems (“resource curse”, “oil curse”, etc.) in the Russian economy. Since the causes of these phenomena are usually associated with rent extraction and peculiarities of the institutional structure of the economy, the works of leading economists who support the theories of “rent-oriented behavior” and the role of public institutions in the process of the PP emergence were critically analyzed. To determine the signs and degree of PP manifestation and related problems, an analysis of determining the shares of oil and gas in the structure of exports, revenues from their sale in the federal budget, and oil and gas products in the structure of GDP, was made. It is concluded that there are no sufficient grounds for ascertaining clear signs of a “rent-oriented” Russian economy and a “resource curse”; important counteracting factors that refute the unambiguous conclusions about the high degree of PP impact on the Russian economy were identified. The author's interpretation of the role of public institutions, the factors of formation and forms of PP manifestation, the specifics of differential mining rent and its role in the formation of PP are proposed; options for solving problems generated by PP – directions for improving the tax system in the field of oil and gas, etc.; substantiation of the need to develop a strategic state program for diversifying the sectoral structure of the Russian economy; directions for adjusting economic policy in the field of oil and gas industry development, etc.

How to cite: Lapinskas A.A. Influence of mining rent on the efficiency of using natural potential: the paradox of plenty and its Russian specifics // Journal of Mining Institute. 2023. Vol. 259 . p. 79-94. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2023.13
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2022-08-01
  • Date accepted
    2022-11-17
  • Date published
    2023-02-27

Use of machine learning technology to model the distribution of lithotypes in the Permo-Carboniferous oil deposit of the Usinskoye field

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Permo-Carboniferous oil deposit of the Usinskoye field is characterized by an extremely complex type of the void space with intense cross-sectional distribution of cavernous and fractured rock. In this study, for this production site, the process of 3D geological modeling has been implemented. At the first stage, it provided for automated identification of reservoir volumes by comparing the data of core and well logging surveys; at the second stage, identification of rock lithotypes according to Dunham classification is performed on the basis of comparison of thin sections examination and well logging data. A large array of factual information enables the use of machine learning technology on the basis of Levenberg – Marquardt neural network apparatus toward achievement of our research goals. The prediction algorithms of reservoir and rock lithotype identification using well logging methods obtained on the basis of the training samples are applied to the wells without core sampling. The implemented approach enabled complementing the 3D geological model with information about rock permeability and porosity, taking into account the structural features of the identified lithotypes. For the Permo-Carboniferous oil deposit of the Usinskoye field, the volumetric zoning of the distribution of different rock lithotypes has been established. Taking into account the lithotypes identified based on machine learning algorithms, density and openness of fractures were determined, and fracture permeability in the deposit volume was calculated. In general, during the implementation, the machine learning errors remained within 3-5 %, which suggests reliability of the obtained predictive solutions. The results of the research are incorporated in the existing 3D digital geological and process model of the deposit under study.

How to cite: Potekhin D.V., Galkin S.V. Use of machine learning technology to model the distribution of lithotypes in the Permo-Carboniferous oil deposit of the Usinskoye field // Journal of Mining Institute. 2023. Vol. 259 . p. 41-51. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2022.101
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2022-04-05
  • Date accepted
    2022-07-21
  • Date published
    2022-11-10

Development of resource-saving technology for excavation of flat-lying coal seams with tight roof rocks (on the example of the Quang Ninh coal basin mines)

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It is shown that the creation of the variants of resource-saving systems for the development of long-column mining is one of the main directions for improving the technological schemes for mining operations in the mines of the Kuang Nin coal basin. They provide a reduction in coal losses in the inter-column pillars and the cost of maintaining preliminary workings fixed with anchorage. The implementation of these directions is difficult (and in some cases practically impossible) when tight rocks are lying over the coal seam, prone to significant hovering in the developed space. In the Quang Ninh basin, 9-10 % of the workings are anchored, the operational losses of coal reach 30 % or more; up to 50 % of the workings are re-anchored annually. It is concluded that the real conditions for reducing coal losses and the effective use of anchor support as the main support of reusable preliminary workings are created when implementing the idea put forward at the St. Petersburg Mining University: leaving the coal pillar of increased width between the reused mine working and the developed space and its subsequent development on the same line with the stoping face simultaneously with the reclamation of the reused mine working.

How to cite: Zubov V.P., Phuc L.Q. Development of resource-saving technology for excavation of flat-lying coal seams with tight roof rocks (on the example of the Quang Ninh coal basin mines) // Journal of Mining Institute. 2022. Vol. 257 . p. 795-806. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2022.72
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2021-04-20
  • Date accepted
    2022-04-26
  • Date published
    2022-07-13

Prediction of the stress-strain state and stability of the front of tunnel face at the intersection of disturbed zones of the soil mass

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The article presents a numerical solution of the spatial elastic-plastic problem of determining the stability of the tunnel face soils at the intersection of disturbed zones of the soil mass. The relevance of the study is related to the need to take into account the zones of disturbed soils when assessing the face stability to calculate the parameters of the support. Based on the finite element method implemented in the PLAXIS 3D software package, the construction of a finite element system "soil mass-disturbance-face support" and modeling of the intersection of the disturbed zones of the soil mass were performed. To assess the condition of soils, deformation and strength criteria are taken. The deformation criterion is expressed by the value of the calculated displacement of the tunnel contour in the face, and the strength criterion - by the safety coefficient until the maximum values of the stress state are reached according to the Coulomb–Mohr criterion. The results of the study are presented in the form of histograms of the safety coefficient dependences on the distance to the disturbance at different bending stiffness of the face support structure, as well as the isofields of deformation development. The parameters of rockfall formation in the face zone at the intersection of zones of disturbed soils were determined. The local decrease in strength and deformation properties in the rock mass along the tunnel track should be taken into account when assessing the stability of the tunnel face and calculating the parameters of the support. Within the framework of the constructed closed system, a qualitative agreement of the simulation results with the case of a collapse in the face during the construction of the Vladimirskaya-2 station of the St. Petersburg Metro was obtained.

How to cite: Protosenya A.G., Alekseev A.V., Verbilo P.E. Prediction of the stress-strain state and stability of the front of tunnel face at the intersection of disturbed zones of the soil mass // Journal of Mining Institute. 2022. Vol. 254 . p. 252-260. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2022.26
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2021-05-19
  • Date accepted
    2022-04-07
  • Date published
    2022-04-29

On the possibility of reducing man-made burden on benthic biotic communities when mining solid minerals using technical means of various designs

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The paper analyses features of the species composition and diversity of biotic communities living within the ferromanganese nodule fields (the Clarion-Clipperton field), cobalt-manganese crusts (the Magellan Seamounts) and deep-sea polymetallic sulphides (the Ashadze-1, Ashadze-2, Logatchev and Krasnov fields) in the Russian exploration areas of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Prospects of mining solid minerals of the world’s oceans with the least possible damage to the marine ecosystems are considered that cover formation of the sediment plumes and roiling of significant volumes of water as a result of collecting the minerals as well as conservation of the hydrothermal fauna and microbiota, including in the impact zone of high temperature hydrothermal vents. Different concepts and layout options for deep-water mining complexes (the Indian and Japanese concepts as well as those of the Nautilus Minerals and Saint Petersburg Mining University) are examined with respect to their operational efficiency. The main types of mechanisms that are part of the complexes are identified and assessed based on the defined priorities that include the ecological aspect, i.e. the impact on the seabed environment; manufacturing and operating costs; and specific energy consumption, i.e. the technical and economic indicators. The presented morphological analysis gave grounds to justify the layout of a deep-sea minerals collecting unit, i.e. a device with suction chambers and a grip arm walking gear, selected based on the environmental key priority. Pilot experimental studies of physical and mechanical properties of cobalt-manganese crust samples were performed through application of bilateral axial force using spherical balls (indenters) and producing a rock strength passport to assess further results of the experimental studies. Experimental destructive tests of the cobalt-manganese crust by impact and cutting were carried out to determine the impact load and axial cutting force required for implementation of the collecting system that uses a clamshell-type effector with a built-in impactor.

How to cite: Sudarikov S.M., Yungmeister D.A., Korolev R.I., Petrov V.A. On the possibility of reducing man-made burden on benthic biotic communities when mining solid minerals using technical means of various designs // Journal of Mining Institute. 2022. Vol. 253 . p. 82-96. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2022.14
Oil and gas
  • Date submitted
    2021-08-10
  • Date accepted
    2021-12-10
  • Date published
    2021-12-27

Possibilities of accounting the fracturing of Kashiro-Vereyskian carbonate objects in planning of proppant hydraulic fracturing

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One of the effective methods of oil production intensification for heterogeneous Kashiro-Vereyskian clay-carbonate sediments of the Volga-Ural oil and gas bearing province is proppant hydraulic fracturing. Prospects of realization for this technology are considered in the article on the example of the Vereyskian development object of Moskud’inskoye field. Based on the analysis of rocks samples investigations of Vereyiskian sediments, lithological types of carbonate rocks differing in their structural features are distinguished. Tomographic investigations of rock samples were carried out, as a result of which the rock fracturing for some lithotypes was determined and studieds. Under natural geological conditions, depending on the degree of fracturing progression and technological conditions of development, these intervals may or may not be involved in well operation. When hydraulic fracturing is performed, potentially fractured areas that are not in operation can be successfully added to oil production. Based on analysis of hydrodynamic well investigations, the fracturing of the Vereyskian object of the Moskud’inskoye field was studied on the basis of the Warren-Ruth model. With the help of geological and technological indicators of development, prediction fracturing was obtained, which was used for the construction of the natural fracturing scheme. Areas of both pore and fractured reservoirs development were identified on the deposit area. As a result of statistical analysis, the influence of fracturing on efficiency of proppant hydraulic fracturing was determined. Based on the linear discriminant analysis, a statistical model for predicting the efficiency of proppant fracturing was developed. It was shown that in addition to natural fracturing, the results are most strongly influenced by specific proppant yield, formation pressure, permeability of the remote bottomhole zone and skin effect. Based on the developed model, prospective production wells of the Moskud’inskoye field are identified for proppant hydraulic fracturing.

How to cite: Votinov A.S., Seredin V.V., Kolychev I.Y., Galkin S.V. Possibilities of accounting the fracturing of Kashiro-Vereyskian carbonate objects in planning of proppant hydraulic fracturing // Journal of Mining Institute. 2021. Vol. 252 . p. 861-871. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2021.6.8
Geoeconomics and Management
  • Date submitted
    2020-08-28
  • Date accepted
    2020-12-16
  • Date published
    2020-12-29

Metrological support of equipment for geophysical research

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The article discusses the problems associated with metrological support of equipment for geophysical research, issues of ensuring the uniformity of well measurements, the creation of Russian standards for calibrating well equipment when determining the porosity coefficients and oil, gas, water saturation, determining the parameters of defects during well cementing and technical condition of casing strings and the water-oil-gas flow. The problems of creating full-fledged methods for measuring the parameters of oil and gas fields with conventional and hard-to-recover reserves have been investigated. The key directions of development of the Russian metrological support of geophysical well measurements were determined. The tasks that need to be solved to create metrological support for geophysical well logging as an industry that meet international standards are indicated. The expediency of creating a Russian Geophysical Center for Metrology and Certification, the need to develop a new and update the existing regulatory framework, which will allow Russian geophysics to reach the level of world leaders in the field of geophysical research, are substantiated.

How to cite: Zhdaneev O.V., Zaitsev A.V., Lobankov V.M. Metrological support of equipment for geophysical research // Journal of Mining Institute. 2020. Vol. 246 . p. 667-677. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2020.6.9
Mining
  • Date submitted
    2020-05-16
  • Date accepted
    2020-07-30
  • Date published
    2020-12-29

Results of the study of kinetic parameters of spontaneous combustion of coal dust

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The article is devoted to the study of the problem of spontaneous combustion of energy grades of coal not only during storage, but also during transportation. As the main samples for the study, the energy grades of SS and Zh coals were selected. The main task of the scientific research was to study the rate of cooling and heating of coal depending on their thermophysical parameters and environmental parameters. To solve this problem, the authors used both the author's installations designed to study the thermophysical parameters of the spontaneous combustion process (the Ya.S.Kiselev method), and the NETZSCH STA 449 F3 Jupiter synchronous thermal analysis device, the NETZSCH Proteus Termal Analysis software package. On the basis of a complex study of the spontaneous combustion process, the authors of the article obtained the kinetic characteristics of the spontaneous heating process (activation energy and pre-exponential multiplier). Nomograms of the permissible size of coal density of different types and shapes of accumulation depending on the ambient temperature are presented, practical recommendations for the prevention (avoidance) of spontaneous combustion of coal fuel are given.

How to cite: Rodionov V.A., Tursenev S.A., Skripnik I.L., Ksenofontov Y.G. Results of the study of kinetic parameters of spontaneous combustion of coal dust // Journal of Mining Institute. 2020. Vol. 246 . p. 617-622. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2020.6.3
Geoecology and occupational health and safety
  • Date submitted
    2018-08-25
  • Date accepted
    2018-10-26
  • Date published
    2019-02-22

Metrological support of monitoring systems based on unmanned aerial vehicles

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The article discusses the fields and methods of application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Current legislation in Russia and in the world, significantly limit the use of UAV in monitoring. For the first time, we present a solution to the problem of a monitoring measurement system included in the state register of measuring instruments using the example of the basic UAV model. We conducted an analysis of promising approaches to the creation of UAV metrological and methodological support, as well as ways to adapt their target load to meet the challenges of operational monitoring of air pollution.

How to cite: Kremcheev E.A., Danilov A.S., Smirnov Y.D. Metrological support of monitoring systems based on unmanned aerial vehicles // Journal of Mining Institute. 2019. Vol. 235 . p. 96-105. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2019.1.96
Electromechanics and mechanical engineering
  • Date submitted
    2018-05-03
  • Date accepted
    2018-07-07
  • Date published
    2018-10-24

Regularities of material destruction of the impactor in repeated single punch

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The technique and the results of experiments on the study of the laws of the process of the cone-shaped tip of a freely falling impactor made of 38HM, U8, H12MF steels, subjected to typical heat treatment and additionally treated with cold, when they apply multiple (up to 10000) single impacts on granite under conditions approaching hydraulic impactor peaks. To explain the processes, we used the values of stresses σ к , arising at the contact area of the impactor and the rock, calculated using the developed mathematical model. It has been established that the process of wear of an impactor with multiple single blows proceeds in three stages separated by critical values, , which correspond to the strength characteristics of the material of the impactor demonstrated in these dynamic conditions. With a small number of strokes (n ≤ n * ) and the small size of the blunting area (stage I interaction) values σ c exceed of steel and it is exposed to local destruction at the contact site, which is recorded as a significant loss of the impactor’s mass; with n * < n ≤ n ** (stage II) the resulting stresses are not enough to destroy the material, but it is enough for its plastic deformation, accompanied by the movement of metal from the central part of the contact area to the peripheral and the destruction of part of the deformed metal by rock; with n > n ** (stage III) arising σ к do not reach the level and the decrease in the mass of the impactor is determined by the resistance of the steel to abrasion by the products of rock destruction, displaced by the impactor from the well. The treatment of impactors from all tested steels with cold leads to an increase in their wear resistance; The total depth of the holes punctured by the cold-treated H12MF steel impactor at the time of the interruption of the rock penetration is four times higher than that of the 38HM steel impactor subjected to typical heat treatment.

How to cite: Bolobov V.I., Bin L.T. Regularities of material destruction of the impactor in repeated single punch // Journal of Mining Institute. 2018. Vol. 233 . p. 525-533. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2018.5.525
Mining
  • Date submitted
    2018-01-04
  • Date accepted
    2018-03-08
  • Date published
    2018-06-22

Influence of mining-geological conditions and technogenic factors on blastholes stability during open mining of apatite-nepheline ores

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The paper presents the results of borehole stability research and considers possible causes of emergencies. The features of the blast hole drilling process are analyzed taking into account the properties of the rock. Based on the distribution of speed of drill fines removal from the well, an algorithm for selecting drilling modes is proposed. The nature of change in the size of the holess over time has been analyzed. This paper investigates the influence of rock fracturing and its water content on borehole stability. Possible options for eliminating the man-made impact on the massif near holes and options for fixing the hole walls with soft shells are suggested. The experimental data on the installation of shells for the conditions of open mining of apatite-nepheline ores are given. The operability and effectiveness of the technology is proved.

How to cite: Overchenko M.N., Tolstunov S.A., Mozer S.P. Influence of mining-geological conditions and technogenic factors on blastholes stability during open mining of apatite-nepheline ores // Journal of Mining Institute. 2018. Vol. 231 . p. 239-244. DOI: 10.25515/PMI.2018.3.239
Geoeconomics and Management
  • Date submitted
    2017-11-09
  • Date accepted
    2018-01-02
  • Date published
    2018-04-24

Analyis of government support tools for mining companies in the Russian Arctic zone

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The paper focuses on the development of mining companies in the Russian Arctic zone in the context of searching for new ways to improve government control over the development of the Arctic zone. Existing outer restrictions imposed upon Russia and changes in the global financial market not only determined a paradigm shift to regional government control, but also dictated the need to search for new mechanisms of state influence on the regional economy. Primarily it concerns the development of growth zones based on utilizing resource potential, creation and implementation of tools aimed at attracting investments to the Arctic zone and offsetting the factors of northern appreciation for mining companies. With this in mind, government support of specific regional development projects is becoming an urgent issue. The authors analyze new approaches to the development of public management in the Russian Arctic zone, for mining companies in particular, aimed at creating special economic conditions that would stimulate the operation of plants extracting mineral resources. Research methodology is based upon the analysis of factors restricting economic development and growth of the Russian Arctic zone and mining companies in the first place, as well as analysis of possible tools to support mining plants operating in the Arctic territories (advanced development zones, industrial clusters, «supporting zones»). The authors define priority goals and prospects of implementing such operation mode for mining companies in the Arctic zone, and propose a list of possible measures of government support needed to stimulate development of mining companies and the entire Arctic economy of Russia.

How to cite: Lipina S.A., Bocharova L.K., Belyaevskaya-Plotnik L.A. Analyis of government support tools for mining companies in the Russian Arctic zone // Journal of Mining Institute. 2018. Vol. 230 . p. 217-222. DOI: 10.25515/PMI.2018.2.217
Mining
  • Date submitted
    2016-09-04
  • Date accepted
    2016-11-14
  • Date published
    2017-02-22

Methodology of reducing rock bump hazard during room and rillar mining of North Ural deep bauxite deposits

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The article describes practical experience of using room and pillar mining (RAPM) under conditions of deep horizons and dynamic overburden pressure. It was identified that methods of rock pressure control efficient at high horizons do not meet safety requirements when working at existing depths, that is explained by changes in geodynamic processes during mining. With deeper depth, the geodynamic processes become more intensive and number of pillar and roof failures increase. When working at 800 m the breakage of mine structures became massive and unpredictable, which paused a question of development and implementation of tools for compliance assessment of used elements of RAPM and mining, geological, technical and geodynamic conditions of North Ural bauxite deposits and further development of guidelines for safe mining under conditions of deep horizons and dynamic rock pressure. It describes reasons of mine structure failures in workings depending on natural and man-caused factors, determines possible hazards and objects of geomechanic support. It also includes compliance assessment of tools used for calculations of RAPM structures, forecast and measures for rock tectonic bursts at mines of OAO “Sevuralboksitruda” (SUBR). It describes modernization and development of new geomechanic support of RAPM considering natural and technogenic hazards. The article presents results of experimental testing of new parameters of RAPM construction elements of SUBR mines. It has data on industrial implementation of developed regulatory and guideline documents at these mines for identification of valid parameters of RAPM elements at deep depths.

How to cite: Sidorov D.V. Methodology of reducing rock bump hazard during room and rillar mining of North Ural deep bauxite deposits // Journal of Mining Institute. 2017. Vol. 223 . p. 58-69. DOI: 10.18454/PMI.2017.1.58
Mining
  • Date submitted
    2014-07-02
  • Date accepted
    2014-08-24
  • Date published
    2014-12-22

Informational support for prompt project management of microfault exploration

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Geologic, technological, psychological, economic and organizational uncertainty impede extraction from coal seams that are corrupted by microfaults. We propose the exploration and extraction from the corrupted coal seams in a project management mode.

How to cite: Nazimko V.V. Informational support for prompt project management of microfault exploration // Journal of Mining Institute. 2014. Vol. 210 . p. 63-68.
Problems in geodynamic safety in the exploration of solid deposits
  • Date submitted
    2009-10-20
  • Date accepted
    2009-12-26
  • Date published
    2010-09-22

Change in presentations on mechanism of rock and tectonic bursts at ore mines at present time

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It was shown that presentations on mechanism of rock and tectonic bursts developed for coal deposits, are not suitable for the conditions of ore deposits. Forms of manifestations of rock and tectonic bursts at ore deposits have been determined by experimental data including the artificial initiation of rock bursts in pillars.

How to cite: Lovchikov A.V. Change in presentations on mechanism of rock and tectonic bursts at ore mines at present time // Journal of Mining Institute. 2010. Vol. 188 . p. 63-65.
Problems in geodynamic safety in the exploration of solid deposits
  • Date submitted
    2009-10-18
  • Date accepted
    2009-12-17
  • Date published
    2010-09-22

Reuse of development workings as an element of providing the effective coal output

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The article contains the results of application in a coal mine of a combined way for protection and support of development workings. This method combines a frame support, anchors and a cast support strip erected behind the longwale. The geomechanical substantiation of technological parameters, regulations and the field for efficient use of this method are given. Its introduction has allowed to increase the loads on longwale and to lower labour content and expenses for maintenance of butt entries.

How to cite: Ilyashov M.A. Reuse of development workings as an element of providing the effective coal output // Journal of Mining Institute. 2010. Vol. 188 . p. 66-69.
Problems in geodynamic and ecological safety in the exploration of fields of oil and das, their storage and transporta
  • Date submitted
    2009-10-01
  • Date accepted
    2009-12-02
  • Date published
    2010-09-22

Typization of coalbed-methane deposits оf the kuznetsk basin by promising methane output with using different technologies of gas recovery intensification of coal seams

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Experts of «Gazprom promgaz» Co based on international experience of coalbed methane (CBM) mining have developed recommendations for expedient application of various methods of coalbed gas recovery intensification under different mining conditions. It will result in reduction of wells number and increase in methane extraction degree.

How to cite: Storonskii N.M., Khryukin V.T., Shvachko E.V., Vasilev A.N., Kirilchenko A.V., Malinina N.S., Mitronov D.V. Typization of coalbed-methane deposits оf the kuznetsk basin by promising methane output with using different technologies of gas recovery intensification of coal seams // Journal of Mining Institute. 2010. Vol. 188 . p. 138-144.
Geodesy, geomechanics and underground construction
  • Date submitted
    2009-08-25
  • Date accepted
    2009-10-24
  • Date published
    2010-02-01

Geomechanical substantiation of parameters of the fastening of railway tunnels in the conditions of the North Caucasus

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The article presents the rationale of temporary supports used in the drilling of new mines, which provides for the construction of model projects of reconstruction of old tunnels. Finite-element method analyzed the changes of stress-strain state containing tunnel complex array during the drilling of new mines. Based on the analysis, a number of findings to explore the possibility of reducing the thickness of the permanent support of new mines in tunnel complex - the new tunnel, and transport and drainage culvert.

How to cite: Belyakov N.A. Geomechanical substantiation of parameters of the fastening of railway tunnels in the conditions of the North Caucasus // Journal of Mining Institute. 2010. Vol. 186 . p. 99-103.
Geodesy, geomechanics and underground construction
  • Date submitted
    2009-08-22
  • Date accepted
    2009-10-19
  • Date published
    2010-02-01

The substantiation of reinforcing support of preparation mines in the ore massive of the Yakovlevskiy deposit

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The paper justifies a design of reinforcing mine support of the protective roof at the priority high-grade ore mining site of the Yakovlevskiy deposit. Experience of mine roadway support with the KMP-A3 standing support has been analyzed. A reinforcing support is offered consisting of rock bolts back bracing the ore exposure, which best fits with continuous miner roadheading and consolidating stowing (concrete).

How to cite: Antonov Y.N., Sinegubov V.Y. The substantiation of reinforcing support of preparation mines in the ore massive of the Yakovlevskiy deposit // Journal of Mining Institute. 2010. Vol. 186 . p. 94-98.
Problems in conservation of resources? mine surveying and wise erth's interior utilization
  • Date submitted
    2009-07-17
  • Date accepted
    2009-09-22
  • Date published
    2010-04-22

MINEFRAME is the modern tool for mining maintenance

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Today an automation of the basic technological processes in production is successfully introduced into various sectors of the national economy, including in mining practice. One of the modern software products intended for automated planning, designing and support of works at the mining enterprises, is integrated package – MINEFRAME which is put in industrial operation.

How to cite: Lomako L.S., Korol G.G. MINEFRAME is the modern tool for mining maintenance // Journal of Mining Institute. 2010. Vol. 185 . p. 223-226.