In Russia, work is underway to create new federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety. The documents will concern ensuring the sustainability of underground mine workings during the development of ore, non-metallic and coal deposits.
The VIII Technical Council on geomechanics, which will be held on February 5, 2026 at the Mining Institute NUST MISIS. The event will take place as part of the International Scientific Symposium “Miner’s Week 2026”.
Council participants will consider key issues of industrial safety. The program includes reports on assessing the stability of workings and the quality of rocks. Experts will discuss the choice of type and parameters of support, management of risks of loss of stability. Special attention will be paid to determining the stable dimensions of the cleaning chambers and ensuring the stability of the shafts.
Great emphasis will be placed on modern working methods. Experts will present reports on the creation of geotechnical models and organization of monitoring. Numerical modeling and safety audits at mining enterprises will not be left without attention.
The organizers invite colleagues to make a presentation on the specified topic. Titles of reports are requested to be submitted by November 30, 2025. The work of the Council is expected to involve Rostekhnadzor specialists and representatives of the mining industry from China interested in studying Russian experience.
Send proposals to the director of the research center “Applied Geomechanics and Convergent Mining Technologies” of the Mining Institute NUST MISIS, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Vitaly Andreevich Eremenko by e-mail: prof.eremenko@gmail.com.
The material was prepared with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science as part of the Decade of Science and Technology.
Source: @geomechanica
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