Experience of CAE Fidesys application in numerical geomechanical modelling of Zhdanovskoe deposit

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2021-6-94-98
Читать на русскоя языкеKozyrev A.A.1, Zemtsovskiy A.V.1, Kulkova M.S.1, Sonnov M.A.2
1 Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Apatity, Russian Federation
2 Fidesys LLS, Moscow, Russian Federation

Russian Mining Industry №6 / 2021 р. 94-98

Abstract: The Zhdanovskoe copper-nickel sulfide ores deposit is located in the north-west of the Murmansk region and is a mineral raw material source for JSC «Kola MMC». The main mining method used is sublevel caving. In some areas, due to the complex shape of the ore bodies, the open stoping mining method is used which requires determining stable parameters of stopes and pillars. It is necessary to study the stress-strain state of the deposit to ensure safe mining conditions. One of the possible solutions is the modeling of the stress-strain state of rock mass using the finite element method, for example, CAE Fidesys, which is FEMbased software. The use of CAE Fidesys for solving geomechanics tasks allows creating models of individual excavation units to determine the stability of stopes and pillars, and large-scale models that include several ore bodies and areas of the host rock mass. The article considers solutions of both types of geomechanic tasks using CAE Fidesys for conditions of the Zhdanovskoe deposit.

Keywords: Zhdanovskoe deposit, stress-strain state, geomechanical model, numerical modeling, stability of stopes and pillars, sublevel caving mining method, mining safety

For citation: Kozyrev A.A., Zemtsovskiy A.V., Kulkova M.S., Sonnov M.A. Experience of CAE Fidesys application in numerical geomechanical modelling of Zhdanovskoe deposit. Gornaya promyshlennost = Russian Mining Industry. 2021;(6):94–98. DOI: 10.30686/1609-9192-2021-6-94-98.


Article info

Received: 05.10.2021

Revised: 26.11.2021

Accepted: 29.11.2021


Information about the authors

Anatoly A. Kozyrev – Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Head of Department of Geomechanics, Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Apatity, Russian Federation

Alexander V. Zemtsovskiy – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Instrumental Studies of Rock Conditions in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Apatity, Russian Federation

Maria S. Kulkova – Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Instrumental Studies of Rock Conditions in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Apatity, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Maxim A. Sonnov – Full-fledged Member of the Academy of Mining Sciences, Deputy Director General, Fidesys LLS, Moscow, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


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