Mining Institute KSC RAS (Apatity, Russia)

Melikhov M. V., Senior Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, m.melikhov@ksc.ru
Kalashnik A. I., Leading Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
Ostapenko S. P., Leading Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences
Lebedik E. Yu., Engineer Cat 2
Egrashicheva D. N., Leading Engineer

The most important aspects of industrial and environmental safety of hydraulic structures at mines in the North-West Arctic zone of Russia are analyzed. An integrated interdisciplinary approach is proposed for monitoring and assessing the man-made impact of hydraulic structures on specially protected natural areas using modern remote (including space-based) and automated digital systems. Industrial risk control and management is implemented through the creation of digital twins and information maps for visualizing and systematizing objects by a threat level based on the comprehensive comparison and interactive data analysis (technological, cartographic, geological, hydrogeological, geochemical, meteorological, etc.), computer modeling data and remote sensing data. As a case-study of iron ore mines, the results of 3D numerical geoflow modeling of mineral waste disposal sites, as well as the remote area assessment using multispectral optical–electronic spacecraft of their induced hydraulic and aerogenic impacts on the environment are presented. Keywords: Arctic zone, mines, hydraulic structures, specially protected natural areas, industrial and environmental safety, monitoring, modeling, remote sensing, geodata.

The initial data acquisition and analysis and the model calibration are performed by the Leading Engineer of the Mining Institute, Kola Science Center RAS D. N. Egrashicheva with the invaluable help of Researcher D. V. Zaporozhets.

The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, Project No. 24-27-20013.

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