Mineral and Chemical Company “EuroChem”:

Tugolukov A. V.,  Technical Director, e-mail: Aleksander.Tugolukov@eurochem.ru

Mining University of Kola Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences:

Melnikov N. N., Executive Officer, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, e-mail: root@goi.kolasc.net.ru

Lukichev S. V., Deputy Executive Officer, Head of Laboratory, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, e-mail: Lu24@goi.kolasc.net.ru

Kovdor Ore Dressing and Processing Enterprise:

Danilkin A. A., Technical Director, e-mail: Aleksey.Danilkin@eurochem.ru

Kazachkov S. V., Chief Miner of the Department of Technical Development, e-mail: Sergey.Kazachkov@eurochem.ru

A. L. Bilin and A. A. Leontev were the participants in this scientific work.

This article presents the first stage of researches on the development of the formation concept of mining and extraction complex, within the long-term development strategy of Kovdor Ore Dressing and Processing Enterprise, on the basis of the efficient and complex usage of the prospected reserves and prospective mineral resources of the following closed deposits: baddeleyte-apatitemagnetite (BAM) ores deposit under development; apatite and shtaffelite (AS) ores deposit, which is projected for development; prospective apatite and carbonate (AC) ores deposit.
In 2011, the specialists from Mining Institute of Kola Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences and Kovdor Ore Dressing and Processing Enterprise started the development strategy of the exploitation of deep reserves of Kovdor BAM ores deposit and formation of mining and extraction complex of enterprise in the remote prospect.
The development of the strategy assumes the solving of the following basic problems: specification of the boundaries of open-cut mining, taking into account the development prospects of the deposits of AS ores and AC ores; substantiation of the opening schemes of the deep levels of open pit; choice and substantiation of the opening scheme and development systems of under open pit reserves.
Nowadays, there is done the first stage of a job. There were held the collection, analysis and generalization of materials, which are connected with the geological, technological and economic development aspects of Kovdor deposit of BAM ores. There was created the three-dimensional digital model, which includes the deposits of AS ores, AC ores and BAM ores, along with the surface relief, production infrastructure objects, and current and specified position of main open pit. There were held the preliminary processings of new open pit boundaries, along with the opening schemes of the deep horizons and prospective variants of underground geotechnology.

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