DIRECTIONS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN OPEN PIT MINING OF MINERAL DEPOSITS

The article is devoted to the actual topic, which combines the problematic issues of energy efficiency and low-carbon development of mining production. It reveals the approaches and methodological aspects of the analysis and assessment of energy efficiency of mining enterprises with the open-pit method of development of deposits of solid minerals. The methodology is based on the process approach based on the processes of digitalization, development of information technologies and corresponding software and methodological support with the use of simulation modeling method effective for solving this kind of problems. The article reveals the results of comprehensive technical and technological and energy audits, which allow to identify the real potential of energy efficiency and areas of its implementation with the subsequent development of a set of specific measures in this direction. One of the main conclusions is the conclusion that there is a significant potential to increase energy efficiency (10-15%) and the rationale for the need to form automated energy and environmental monitoring systems at mining enterprises, allowing, on the one hand, timely and targeted development of operational management measures, and on the other hand, to improve the effectiveness of the principle of environmental and safety in the process of technological modernization of mining production.