AP26100471 – Integral methods development for monitoring, managing quarry slops stability in complex mining, geological conditions to improve safety, subsoil use efficiency
Objective of the project – ensure stability of quarry slopes under complex mining and geological conditions through comprehensive monitoring and application of methods and tools developed by authors for managing state of adjacent rock mass.
Relevance: Қазақстандағы терең орналасқан және тектоникалық бұзылыстармен күрделенген кен орындарын игеру жағдайында қауіпті геомеханикалық процестердің дамуы мен карьерлік откостардың тұрақтылығының бұзылу қаупі артады. Дәстүрлі мониторинг әдістерінің дәлдігінің жеткіліксіздігі деформацияларды және апатты жағдайларды уақтылы болжауды қиындатады. Сондықтан GNSS, лазерлік сканерлеу, ГИС және радарлық өлшеулер сияқты заманауи технологияларды қолдана отырып, кешенді геомеханикалық мониторингті енгізу тау-кен жұмыстарының қауіпсіздігін, экологиялық тұрақтылығын және экономикалық тиімділігін арттыруға бағытталған өзекті міндет болып табылады.
Scientific supervisor: Nurpeisova Marzhan Baisanovna, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor
Expected and achieved results:
1) The results of the conducted research of this project are planned to be published in at least 2 (two) articles and (or) reviews in peer-reviewed scientific publications indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded and included in 1 (first) and (or) 2 (second) quartile impact factor in the Web of Science database and (or) having a percentile of CiteScore in the Scopus database of at least 65 (sixty-five). For example, in such editions:
- Mining of Mineral Deposits (Q1, Percentile 61%, CiteScore 2.2) https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100914192
- Eurasian Mining (Q2, Precentile 57%, CiteScore 2.2) https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/101730
and at least 1 (one) article or review in a peer-reviewed domestic publication, recommended by KOKNVO, for example, in such as Mining Journal of Kazakhstan.
2) Based on the results of the research, the monograph "Sustainability of quarry slopes in complex mining and geological conditions" will be published together with a foreign scientist in the publishing house Lambert Germany in 2026, and the textbook "Methods of managing the stability of quarry slopes" will be published in the publishing house of KazNITU named after K.I. Satpaeva. in 2027.
3) The patent application for the experimental implementation method developed in the project is submitted to the Patent Office of Kazakhstan.
4) An effective methodology for monitoring the condition of pit slopes will be developed to estimate and predict deformation processes during subsoil development.
5) Take an active part in international conferences and symposia in order to test the results of the research and disseminate them among potential users, the scientific community and the general public, as well as scientific seminars in the geotechnical section, where, along with scientists, representatives of mining companies are also present
6) 1) scope and target consumers of each of the expected results: The methods and monitoring tools developed for the project will be in demand during the development of mineral resource deposits (in open-pit mining), to ensure the safe operation of underground and surface structures located in the zone of mutual influence.
2) The expected results of the research will impact the scientific direction of the following related areas: spatial data infrastructure, geophysics, geology, seismology, information technology, etc.
3) the significance and relevance of the results by science and practice open up the possibility of their commercialization.
4) The social aspect is to avoid man-made disasters and protect the lives of production employees during field development.
Economic – based on forecast information about man-made hazards, save financial costs of production.
Ecological - recycling of technogenic mineral formations to obtain a strengthening composition of materials in order to prevent deformation processes.
The scientific effect of this project is to develop an effective methodology for monitoring the state of the rock mass and forecasting deformation processes during subsoil development based on modeling the stress-strain state of the rock mass, which will significantly affect the adoption of operational management decisions and measures for industrial reliability during field development.
5) The research carried out within the framework of this project will contribute to the development of fundamental sciences about the Earth, namely, to theoretically substantiate the patterns of development of intensive processes of geotechnics and geodynamics in the development of mineral deposits, as well as to introduce effective methods for conducting integrative research at mining enterprises, thereby reducing technogenic risk.
Within the framework of the project, comprehensive geomechanical studies and slope stability monitoring were carried out at the Zhilandinsky and Akbakai deposits. UAV surveys, installation of monitoring station points, and high-precision deformation measurements were conducted. Designs of monitoring stations were developed, and modeling of the state of pit wall rock masses was performed, which made it possible to identify zones of potential instability and improve the quality of geotechnical process control.
The structural features of the rock mass were studied, a report was prepared, and two patent applications were submitted, including new engineering solutions for rock reinforcement and improving measurement accuracy. The project results enabled the creation of an integrated monitoring system and proposed innovative methods for managing slope stability, aimed at enhancing industrial safety and the reliability of deposit operation.