Study of geodynamic risks of large-scale mining in Kuzbass

Yakovlev D.V., Lazarevich T.I., Bondarev A.V.
Institute of mining geomechanics and geophysics – Interdisciplinary research center GEOMEH, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №S1 / 2023 р. 48-54

Abstract: Studies of the nature of geodynamic risks in mining of mineral deposits will radically change the strategy for the development of the mining industry and its industrial safety. Man-caused geodynamic and seismic activities become most developed in seismically active regions, where natural and mancaused dynamic processes that influence each other acquire the character of a natural-and-man-caused seismic process that poses a danger to mining operations, civil and industrial facilities on the surface, and the quality of life of the population in the mining provinces. Numerous observations show a significant development of natural and man-caused seismicity in the «old» mining regions, with a huge volume of extracted rock masses, which are characterized by natural seismic activity. The plans of large-scale mining of new deposits in the earthquake-prone regions of Russia, e.g. Tyva, Transbaikalia, the Far East, Eastern Yakutia, Sakhalin, etc., give special relevance to the detailed study of this problem.

Keywords: Kuzbass, coal deposit, geodynamic monitoring, seismic activity, technogenic seismicity, forms of risks

For citation: Yakovlev D.V., Lazarevich T.I., Bondarev A.V. Study of geodynamic risks of large-scale mining in Kuzbass. Russian Mining Industry. 2023;(1 Suppl.):48–54. https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2023-S1-48-54

Article info

Received: 05.01.2023

Revised: 23.01.2023

Accepted: 28.01.2023

Information about the authors

Dmitrii V. Yakovlev – Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Scientific Director of the Institute, LLC “Institute of mining geomechanics and geophysics – scientific center GEOMEH”, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tamara I. Lazarevich – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Director of the Siberian branch, LLC “Institute of mining geomechanics and geophysics – scientific center GEOMEH”, Kemerovo, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Aleksey V. Bondarev – Senior Researcher, Head of the Laboratory, LLC “Institute of mining geomechanics and geophysics – scientific center GEOMEH”, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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