Economic efficiency of digital transformation of coal mining companies: integrated assessment of implementing smart management systems

Urasova N.G.
 Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №6/ 2025 p. 112-119

Abstract: Digital transformation of mining companies is a systematic process of upgrading production infrastructure based on smart management technologies. The objective of this work is to develop a methodology for integrated assessment of the economic efficiency of implementing digital technologies at coal mining enterprises in the Russian Federation.

Keywords: digital transformation, coal industry, economic efficiency, mining automation, smart control systems, labor productivity, operational efficiency

For citation: Urasova N.G. Economic efficiency of digital transformation of coal mining companies: integrated assessment of implementing smart management systems. Russian Mining Industry. 2025;(6):112–119. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-6-112-119

Article info

Received: 28.08.2025

Revised: 10.11.2025

Accepted: 18.11.2025

Information about the author

Natalia G. Urasova – Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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