Kochubiivka mine: history of formation and development prospects on the territory of Kryvyi Rih landscape and technical system

Abstract

Kryvyi Rih landscape and technical system is a unique system that has undergone the process of technogenesis, transforming natural landscapes into anthropogenic ones. Kryvyi Rih iron ore basin was the basis for its formation in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. It has significant industrial reserves of iron ore. The studies have shown that the most common anthropogenic landscapes in this system are agricultural, settlement, industrial, water management, forestry, transport, and others. However, the most significant landscapes are mining landscapes. While studying the history of the system formation, it is necessary to take into account the sites already mined and to investigate their origin and potential impact on Kryvyi Rih landscape and technical system. Using as an example the study of Kochubiivka mine, we can analyze the history of this post-mining facility, identify its features, and suggest possible ways of its optimization.

The purpose of the research is to study the history of Kochubiivka mine, to substantiate the landscape organization, as well as physical and geographical characteristics of the mine, to analyze the possibility of using the mine in educational and tourist activities, to consider possible prospects for the development of Kochubiivka mine.

Main material. The article analyzes the history of Kochubiivka mine, focused on its landscape, which consists of a quarry, a dump and five adits. The optimization measures that will contribute to the future development of this mine are detailed and substantiated.

The scientific value of this article lies in the fact that it explores the industrial heritage of Kryvyi Rih landscape and technical system on the example of Kochubiivka mine. It substantiates the history of the mine formation, provides development prospects, and singles out Kochubiivka mine as a vivid example of the two-tiered landscape structure of anthropogenic landscapes of this post-mining facility on the territory of Kryvyi Rih landscape and technical system.

Conclusions and further research: The study made it possible to analyze the history of formation and development prospects of Kochubiivka mine. We used the web-based mapping services Google Maps and Google Earth to analyze the mine, develop maps and characterize its territorial location and landscape structure. The authors defined the need to take optimization measures, to improve and promote the Kochubiivka mine for tourist and speleological activities on the territory of Kryvyi Rih landscape and technical system. It also highlighted the presence of two-tiered anthropogenic landscapes on the example of Kochubiivka mine, which will serve as a basis for further research.