Concept of mineral and raw material base development in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin

Abstract

The audit of minerals and raw material reserves in the producing, prepared for production and new areas in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin shows that the use of the available package of coal geotechnologies meant for a relatively narrow range of geological and mining conditions results in depletion of the explored high-processable reserves. It is thought that the Kuzbass development strategy should sidetrack the search of new mining areas with the assigned geological and mining conditions and aim at hunting and elaborating mining and processing technologies that enable extraction of previously proved and undeveloped reserves. Such progression and expansion of the mineral and raw material reserves base of Kuzbass will promote advance in the mining science and engineering and favor more comprehensive utilization of the available industrial potential, infrastructure and human resources.