MODERN APPROACHES, MEANS AND TECHNIQUES OF RESCUING MINERS TRAPPED IN ENTRIES

A multifactorial analysis and summary of rescue methods and means used in both domestic and international underground mining operations is presented. Furthermore, due to their unique and specific nature, the experience of rescue in tourist and natural locations is considered. The feasibility of using special boreholes drilled from the surface into active entries and integrating them into the flowsheet of a mine is highlighted. Areas for improving technical means of accessing trapped people are considered. Brief analytical and statistical data on some accidents and work performed, the number of people rescued, and the length of time they spent in forced isolation are presented.