Deep-Level Mineral Mining in Siberia and Russian Far East: Actual Objectives and Trends of Research

Abstract

The author proposes an R&D program for deep-level mineral mining in Siberia and Russian Far East. The article exposes the formulation and solution of the problems connected with the analysis of physical state of the subsoil, and describes the concept of engineering and modernization of mining machines, as well as development of resource-saving technologies for mining coal, metallic and barren minerals, including justification of process flow diagrams and robotization of operations involved in mineral mining, processing and conversion, and subsoil management.