Assessment of the rock burst probability in the bottom part of the Krasivoye deposit

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-4S-116-121

Читать на русскоя языкеM.I. Potapchuk , A.V. Sidlyar, A.A. Burdinskaya, М.A. Lomov
Mining Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №4S / 2025 p. 116-121

Abstract: When mineral deposits are mined using underground methods, rock burst hazards arise as the depth increases. The experience of developing such deposits shows that when mining operations reach ‘critical depths,’ technological processes begin to be accompanied by sudden failures of the ore and rock masses in the most dangerous dynamic forms, i.e. as the rock bursts and bumps as well as tectonic shocks. This paper presents the results of assessing the geomechanical condition of the Krasivoe deposit to ensure safe mining operations and prevent dynamic manifestations of the rock pressure. This gold deposit is located in the north-western part of the Ayano-Maisky administrative district of the Khabarovsk Territory, and its reserves are currently mined almost completely out to the level of +850 m (the depth of 350 m). In the near and medium term, it is planned to develop the reserves in the bottom part of the deposit to the level of +615 m (the depth of 585 m from the surface). Based on a combination of factors and the results of comprehensive studies, as well as data from field observations and instrumental measurements in the mine workings, the Krasivoe deposit needs to be classified as prone to rock bursts below the depth of 350 m (+850 m level).

Keywords: geomechanics, impact hazard, manifestations of rock pressure, tectonics, rock mass, stress-and-strain state, mining method, geodynamic processes

For citation: Potapchuk M.I., Sidlyar A.V., Burdinskaya A.A., Lomov M.A. Assessment of the rock burst probability in the bottom part of the Krasivoye deposit. Russian Mining Industry. 2025;(4S):116–121. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-4S-116-121

Article info

Received: 04.07.2025

Revised: 18.08.2025

Accepted: 25.08.2025

Information about the author

Marina I. Potapchuk – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Leading Researcher, Mining Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3769-243X; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alexander V. Sidlyar – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Senior Researcher, Mining Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9619-4334; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alena A. Burdinskaya – Postgraduate Student, Senior Engineer, Mining Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0009-0009- 1466-7758; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mikhail A. Lomov – Junior Researcher, Mining Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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