Institute of Geomechanics and Mining, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:

K. Ch. Kozhogulov, Director, Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic

Academician Asanaliev Institute of Mining and Mining Technologies, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
Zh. M. Ganiev, Acting Associate Professor, igdigt@inbox.ru

One of the promising trends in Kyrgyzstan mining is development of lode deposits. Such deposits were discovered and explored in the Republic as early as the last century. However, high-level mining has been started recently. This article gives a review of the available systems for lode mining in Kyrgyzstan. It is shown that lode mining involves increased dilution and high stripping ratio. This conditions comparatively high operating expenditures of mining using conventional technologies. Based on the outcome of the performed analysis, a concept of a new technology has been developed for thin weak ore body mining with large-diameter drilling. The key objective of the technology is higher efficiency and environmental safety of manless mining of thin ore bodies and creation of conditions for remote control of the entire production process. The proposed technology has been approved at commercial level at one of lode deposits in Kyrgyzstan. The test results have exhibited high efficiency and environmental safety of the technology.

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