Gornyi Zhurnal
The January 2022 (No. 1) issue of Gornyi Zhurnal appears on the occasion of IV Technical Council for Geomechanics in the framework of the International Symposium—Miner’s Week 2022, and addresses various aspects of theoretical, applied and experimental geomechanics.
The scope of this issue embraces the Council’s topic Identification of Geotechnical Risks and Production-Related Accidents—The Mainstay of Safe and Efficient Mining. This issue publishes the works of managers, top specialists and researchers from various mining companies and institutions. They discuss general rockburst patterns, prediction of the stress–strain behavior, mine support and stability, as well as improvement of identification of geotechnical risks and production-related accidents in the course of mining with regard to the process specificity. The brittleness criteria are determined for rocks in uniaxial and triaxial compression. The procedure developed for the parametric characterization of joints in rock mass using optical borehole imaging is described. The optimal parameters of mining systems are assessed, and the use of Micromine information system is discussed. The other present-day geomechanical challenges are also covered in this issue.
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VNIMI, Saint-Petersburg, Russia:
M. A. Shadrin, CEO, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
S. N. Mulev, Director of Science
Poligor, Saint-Petersburg, Russia:
D. V. Sidorov, Deputy Director of Science, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, sidorov-post@yandex.ru
Projects and Technologies—Ural Region, Severouralsk, Russia:
A. P. Kornaushenko, Technical Officer
NorNickel, Moscow, Russia:
A. S. Fedyanin, Head of the Production, Technical and Ecological Risk Monitoring Inspection, PhD, Associate Professor, fedyaninas@nornik.ru
Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia:
B. G. Tarasov, Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, bgtaras@gmail.com
NUST MISIS, Moscow, Russia:
V. A. Eremenko, Director of the Research Center for Applied Geomechanics and Convergent Technologies in Mining, P rofessor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, prof.eremenko@gmail.com
V. A. Vinnikov, Head of the Department of Physical Processes in Mining and Geocontrol, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
M. A. Kosyreva, Post-Graduate Student
VolksKruppAE, Saint-Petersburg, Russia:
D. V. Lagutin, Chief Geologist
Mining Institute, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russia:
I. E. Semenova, Head of Sector for Rockburst Hazard Prediction at Ore Deposits, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, i.semenova@ksc.ru
I. M. Avetisyan, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
Academician Melnikov Research Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources – IPKON, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia:
I. I. Ainbinder, Head of Department, Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences
P. G. Patskevich, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
E. V. Krasyukova, Junior Researcher, krasyukovaev@ipkonran.ru
A. P. Averin, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
ALZAMIR Science and Production Association, Kemerovo, Russia:
A. V. Aikin, Chief Project Engineer, Andrey.Aykin@yandex.ru
D. F. Zayatdinov, CEO
Irokinda LLC, Irokinda, Russia:
E. D. Pryanichnikov, Chief Engineer
R. V. Shikhametov, Director for Mining
MICROMINE Russia, Moscow, Russia:
B. V. Kurtsev, CEO, bkurtsev@micromine.com
G. S. Fedotov, Head of the Department for Cooperation with Educational Institutions and Methodical Support, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
Sigra Pty Ltd., Brisbane, Australia:
I. Gray, Managing Director, Principal Engineer
A. B. Shutov, Project Manager, Senior Engineer, andrey@sigra.com.au
Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia:
S. A. Neverov, Head of Laboratory, Doctor of Engineering Sciences
Yu. N. Shaposhnik, Leading Researcher, Doctor of Engineering Sciences
A. A. Neverov, Leading Researcher, Doctor of Engineering Sciences
A. I. Konurin, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, akonurin@yandex.ru
NorNickel’s Polar Division, Norilsk, Russia:
M. P. Sergunin, Head of the Department for Geotechnical Supervision of Mining, Center for Geodynamic Safety, SerguninMP@nornik.ru
Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia:
A. A. Eremenko, Chief Researcher, Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, eremenko@ngs.ru
Mining Assets Division, EVRAZ ZSMK, Novokuznetsk, Russia:
A. G. Gavrilov, Chief Engineer
V. A. Shtirts, Deputy Chief Engineer
Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk, Russia:
V. S. Pisarev, Associate Professor, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
NorNickel’s Polar Division, Norilsk, Russia:
M. P. Sergunin, Head of the Department for Geotechnical Supervision of Mining at the Geodynamic Safety Center, SerguninMP@nornik.ru
V. P. Marysyuk, Chief Geotechnical Engineer—Director of the Geodynamic Safety Center, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
T. P. Darbinyan, Director of the Mining Department
NorNickel, Moscow, Russia:
G. V. Sabyanin, Head of the Mining and Processing Management at the Industrial Engineering Department, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
NorNikel’s Polar Division, Norilsk, Russia:
T. P. Darbinyan, Director of the Mining Department
V. A. Lozitsky, Deputy Director of Mining Practices at the Mining Department
D. V. Gogolev, Head of the Operation Course at the Mining Department
V. V. Balandin, Director of Oktyabrsky Mine, rudokt@nornik.ru
Dynamic Phenomena Prediction and Prevention Service, Internatsionalny Mine, Mirny Mining and Processing Plant, ALROSA, Mirny, Russia:
A. A. Vyunikov, Deputy Chief Engineer–Head
S. G. Vorozhtsov, Deputy Head
N. V. Khoyutanova, Geophysicist
ALROSA, Mirny, Russia:
E. K. Pul, Chief Geotechnical Engineer, PulEK@alrosa.ru
UralEnergoResurs LLC, Magnitogorsk, Russia:
A. A. Zubkov, Depu ty Director, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
S. S. Neugomonov, Chief Technical Officer, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, Magnitogorsk, Russia:
P. V. Volkov, Associate Professor, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
I. M. Kutlubaev, Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, ptmr74@mail.ru
RANK 2, Kemerovo, Russia:
D. A. Shurtin, Head of the Mines Group at the Sales Department
RANK, Kemerovo, Russia:
A. A. Dudin, CEO
M. V. Lysenko, Chief Technical Officer, limak2@yandex.ru
VNIMI’s Kemerovo Division, Kemerovo, Russia:
P. V. Grechishkin, Director, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
E. A. Zelyaeva, Researcher, kf@vnimi.ru
Ya. I. Zaitsev, Engineer
MMK-UGOL, Belovo, Russia:
V. N. Shcherbakov, Chief Engineer—Head of the Technical Department
Global Asia Management, Almaty, Kazakhstan:
V. V. Dzhumanbaev, President of the Board
Vertex Gold Company, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
K. Z. Kurmanaliev, Mining Engineer–Geologist, usako@mail.ru
V. A. Mansurov, Geotechnical Advisor
Global Asia Management, Almaty, Kazakhstan:
V. V. Dzhumanbaev, President of the Board
Vertex Gold Company, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
K. Z. Kurmanaliev, Mining Engineer–Geologist, usako@mail.ru
V. A. Mansurov, Geotechnical Advisor
Global Shiraldzhin Mining, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
V. I. Mezhelovsky, CEO
VNIMI’s Prokopyevsk Division, Prokopyevsk, Russia:
E. A. Razumov, Director, vnimi@inbox.ru
S. I. Kalinin, Deputy Director of Strategy Development, Doctor of Engineering Sciences
VNIMI’s Ural Division, Yekaterinburg, Russia:
V. G. Venger, Director
Prokopyevsk Branch of the Kuzbass State Technical University, Prokopyevsk, Russia:
E. Yu. Pudov, Director, Candidate of Engineering Sciences


