Coal mining in Kuzbass and new technologies for revegetation of dumps

During the period of coal mining in Kuzbass, about 9 billion tons were mined, which is 16% all in-place reserves Kuzbass. In 2020, production amounted to 220.7 million tons, including 164.4 open pit mining, 74% total. The negative side an increase share area disturbed lands, currently reaches 150 thousand hectares. To restore biological diversity dumps, a nature-like technology has been developed for revegetation consists applying 15 cm thick loam layer dump and introducing grass seed mixture containing seeds steppe plants. For six years, stable, self-perpetuating permanent community formed, numbering 30-40 species