Nikolai Vasilyevich Dronov

Dronov Nikolai Vasilyevich

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor. Born in 1936. Graduated from the Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute in 1959.

Specialist in the technology and economics of mineral deposit development, rational comprehensive subsoil use, mining economic evaluation, mine design, and systematic optimization of mining projects. Many of his inventions have been implemented in production and incorporated into mining projects (Leninogorsk, Altan-Topkan polymetallic and Kadamzhai antimony plants, feasibility study of the Jeruy project, etc.).

Awarded the title of "Honored Scientist of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic".

Under his supervision, 6 candidate dissertations have been defended.

Published 239 scientific works, including 17 monographs and 1 textbook, author of 13 inventions.

Main inventions:

1. Method for developing ore bodies. Patent No. 199064, 1967.
2. Method for combined development of mineral deposits. Patent No. 918433, 1982.
3. Method for working out ore bodies. Patent No. 1314065, 1987.
4. Method for working out ore bodies. Patent No. 1456580, 1989.
5. Method for developing gently dipping deposits with self-propelled equipment. Patent No. 1625987, 1991.