- Abstract:
- On the basis of generalization of long-term world practice of researches of heterogeneous technogenic formations from the position of comprehensiveness and ecological safety of subsoil development the analysis of results of the complex approach to study and geological estimation of the overlying waste of ore processing both during drilling and sampling, and on the basis of application of geophysical methods, geostatistical tools of numerical modeling of spatial distribution of contents of basic and associated elements, physical-chemical and physical-mechanical processes, etc. is given. The analytical research has determined the necessity of choosing the technology for the development of repositories of waste ore processing on the basis of the established patterns of occurrence of valuable components and localization of heavily watered zones, as the phase and structural stratification of the massif requires other approaches to geological-evaluation work at the technogenic object.
- Keywords:
- tailings dumps, geologic heterogeneity, methods of study, sampling, mining, environmental effects
- For citation:
- Zalevskaya K. N. Generalization of the world practice of research of structural and lithological and phase heterogeneity of technogenic formations for the choice of technologies of their complex development. Mine Surveying and Subsurface Use. 2024;(6):100-109. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.56195/20793332_2024_6_100_109.
- Information about the authors:
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- Karolina N. Zalevskaya – Ph. D. in Engineering, junior researcher, Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources Russian Academy of Sciences, 111020, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: zalevskaya.karolina@ mail.ru
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