Mine emission estimation with regard to ESG reporting standards

The article discusses new approaches to estimating emission generated by dump trucks at mines. These approaches involve integrative methods of logico-statistical modeling of transport processes during mining in specific geological, geotechnical, economic and organizational conditions. The proposed approach is compared with the approved standards in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and is applied within the scope of ESG reporting in mining. The authors present the calculated results on emission of greenhouse gases and contaminants within the framework of the comparison of the approaches as a case-study of diesel dump trucks. The analysis of ecological indicators of the test mines reveals substantial emission of CO₂ and contaminants, which dictates improvement of the actual approaches to the emission data showcasing within the scope of ESG reporting. Toxic emission, such as nitrogen, carbon and sulfur oxides (NOx, CO and SO₂) and suspended particles (dust/TSP), should be rated using agile approaches which allow adequate filing of operational conditions and environment of dump trucks. The results of the research prove the relevance of adequate reporting of ecological indicators within the framework of implementation of the environmental policy in the mining sector. 

Tekenova A. T., Yessekina B. K., Galiyev S. Zh., Uteshov Y. T., Galiyev D. A. Mine emission estimation with regard to ESG reporting standards. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2026;(6):51-67. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2026_6_0_51.

This study was conducted within the framework of the BR23991563 program «Creation of innovative resource-saving technologies for the extraction and complex processing of mineral and man-made raw materials», funded by the Committee of Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A.T. Tekenova, PhD Student, Satbayev University, Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan, e-mail: amazhekenova@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6912-1631,
B.K. Yessekina, Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor, Director, Scientific Research and Education Center «Green Academy», Astana, 020000, Kazakhstan, e-mail: byessekina@green-academy.kz, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8996-9816,
S.Zh. Galiyev¹, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Head of Department, e-mail: seitgaligaliyev@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6918-419X, 
Y.T. Uteshov¹, PhD, Director, e-mail: yuteshov@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7658-6285,
D.A. Galiyev¹, PhD, Head of Laboratory, e-mail: 87773012986@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1882-7108,
¹ D.A. Kunaev Institute of Mining, Almaty, 050046, Kazakhstan.

A.T. Tekenova, e-mail: amazhekenova@mail.ru.

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