Effect of hazardous exogenous processes on nature and manmade system stability: A case-study of а Fiagdon tailings pond

The field studies of the exogenous geological processes at Fiagdon tailings pond and in adjacent valley of the River Khanikomdon aim to identify the hazardous exogenous impacts on the stability of the test nature-and-technology system. The obtained data analysis has confirmed the hypothesis on the accelerated actuation of the exogenous geological processes in the areas which are partly or totally utilized industrially. Based on the theoretical and experimental research, it is stated that the current risk assessment of the hazardous exogenous processes in the submountain and mountain regions neglects the factors of climate and geodynamics, which produce an integrated effect by the way. Under the influence of these factors, the exogenous processes accelerate in the test area. The nature-and-technology system of Fiagdon tailings pond suffers a super load—this shows up as initiation of new sources of exogenous processes which exhibit dependence on the season and weather. The increasing geodynamic loading of the area aggravates the risk of repetitive occurrence of the hazardous exogenous processes such as various scale rock slides and rock falls, and local landslides. The research findings can help calculate the resistivity of a nature-and-technology system with regard to its dynamic load and can assist in construction of its relevant climatic model.

Makovozova Z. E., Aksenova M. A., Keswani Chetan, Umirov B. Z. Effect of hazardous exogenous processes on nature and manmade system stability: A case-study of а Fiagdon tailings pond. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2023;(7):76-87. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/ 0236_1493_2023_7_0_76.

The research was carried out at the Southern Federal University at the expense of the Russian Science Foundation (Project No. RNF/23-37-GL, No. 23-77-00015).

Z.E. Makovozova, Cand. Sci. (Geol. Mineral.), Assistant Professor, Head of Chair, North Caucasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (State Technological University), 362021, Vladikavkaz, Russia, e-mail: geologistik@bk.ru, ORCID ID: 0009-0000-3555-4394,
M.A. Aksenova, Assistant of Chair, Branch of Southern Federal University in Gelendzhik, Gelendzhik, Russia, e-mail: maaksenova@sfedu.ru, ORCID ID: 0009-0005-5482-4691,
Keswani Chetan, Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Head of Laboratory, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, e-mail: kesvani@sfedu.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2786-121X,
B.Z. Umirov, Lecturer, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkestan, Republic of Kazakhstan, E-mail: bauyrzhan.umirov@ayu.edu.kz, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4584-8860.

Z.E. Makovozova, e-mail: geologistik@bk.ru.

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