Financing

R&D period: years 2007–2012. Budget financing and extra-budgetary resources attraction.

Brief description

According to a number of parameters the system being developed supersedes known analogues, is distinguished by assembly units and elements operation reliability, better technical characteristics, which enable it to monitor the AE-events at low-level energy consumption, broad wave-band, and high spatial resolution capability, leading to more profound rock failure process reflection.

The geomechanical monitoring system functional assembly units and elements have been constructed and tested, also experimental exemplar equipped with 10 geo-phones have been produced.

Protection documents

1. Registration certificate № 2497 dated 29.04.2003 authenticating the branch engineering design registration in the sectoral Software Foundation, LOC5V-1/2 Localization and aggregation of acoustic emission sources in a rock mass / Drobot Yu.B., Rasskazov I. Yu., Romanova E. N., FEB RAS Mining Institute, registration date 7.04.2003.
2. Registration certificate № 5126 dated 08.09.2005 authenticating the design registration in the sectoral Software Foundation, Computer Program for electronic input data files processing “GeoAcoustics-5S” / Rachevski S. N., Rasskazov I. Yu., Iskra A. Yu., Kalinov G. A., Anikin P. A., registration date 25.08.2005.
3. State registration certificate № 2008615167 dated 27.10.2008 for computer program: The program for geomechanic monitoring data processing “GeoAcoustics-ADS” – Version v.1.0.7.5. Rasskazov I. Yu., Iskra A. Yu., Kyanno K. A. FEB RAS Mining Institute.
4. State registration certificate № 2009610594 dated 26.01.2009: “Master” supervisory program of real time data collection for geoacoustic monitoring, Rasskazov I. Yu., Maksimov G. A., Kalinov G. A., Migunov D. S., Version 1.0.

Competitive advantages

• usage of advanced receiver-convertors;
• usage of geomechanic conditions evaluation method based on constant micro-destructions dynamics control, as well as usage of original algorithms to calculate the parameters of rocks seismoacoustic activity;
• geo-phones adaptive regimes with respect to background noise.

Marketing studies have been carried out based on inside efforts.

Scientific significance

The engineering design comprises technical science-intensive solutions:

• enables it to monitor the AE-events at low-level energy consumption, broad wave-band;
• characterized by high spatial resolution capability;
• in more detail reflects the rock failure process.

The scientific background level is academic.

There is a possibility to further enhance the product and secure its additional applications.

“Know-how” is present and rights for it may be transferred.

Examples of practical application

The system is utilized in mining industry to secure the mineral excavation processes safety.

The ASRPC control system is implemented at “Antei” deposit mining sites (rock-bump hazardous horizons of the mine “Gluboki”, PPGHO plc (Chitinskaya Oblast, Russia), R&D implementation certificate dated 10.07.2007).

Agreements are signed to carry our research at:

• Nikolaevskoe and Yuzhnoe deposits of “GMK “Dalpolimetall” plc (Primorski Krai, Russia), Contract № 46/2007-D dated 15.07.2007, Contract № 53/2008-D dated 01.08.2008;
• by seismoacoustic method, deposit “Antei”, “Priargunskoe PGHO” plc (Krasnokamensk city, Chitinskaya Oblast, Russia), Contract № 10-05/9412 dated 11.08.2008;
• being explored tungsten ore deposit “Zabytoe”, “Primorski GOK” plc (Primorski Krai, Russia). Contract № 51/2008-P dated 15.05.2008.

The Institute has brought to commercial stage the created system, which can make it possible to raise the effectiveness and safety standards of underground mining operations. An experimental-industrial prototype is produced. Main product consumers are mining enterprises engaged in underground operations.

Sales market geography

Main market segments are enterprises of the Russian Siberian and Far Eastern regions.

Planned to realization in Republic of Kazakhstan.

Sales market size

500 million rubles.

Sales promotion period

Developer

Russian Academy of Science Far Eastern Branch Mining Institute
(RAS FEB MI (IGD DVO RAN))