School of Mining and Geosciences

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• 2 Not started
• 13 Finished
• 21 Active

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  Metallogeny, Controlling Factors, and Temporal–Spatial Distribution of Sediment-Hosted Stratabound Copper Mineralization Systems of Central Kazakhstan: Case Study of Teniz Basin

  Soltani Dehnavi, A. & Seltmann, R.

  1/1/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: FDCRGP

  • mineralization 100%
  • basin 82%
  • copper 81%
  • sediment 44%
  • sedimentary basin 44%

• Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter studies in Underground mines and its Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling

  Sabanov, S.

  1/1/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: FDCRGP

  • diesel 100%
  • particulate matter 86%
  • computational fluid dynamics 65%
  • exposure 38%
  • ventilation 25%

• Copper Porphyry Mine Tailings: Workflow for Valorization and Environmental Remediation

  Madani, N., Atakhanova, Z., Lee, W., Bekbotayeva, A., Barmenshinova, M. & Frenzel , M.

  1/1/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: CRP

  • valorization 100%
  • tailings 92%
  • porphyry 86%
  • remediation 67%
  • copper 59%

• Evaluation of Natural Chemicals for Enhanced Oil Recovery

  Abbas Babikir, A. H., Pourafshary, P., Sulaiman, W. R. W. & Adam , M. R.

  1/1/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: FDCRGP

  • enhanced oil recovery 100%
  • research program 85%
  • chemical 42%
  • evaluation 41%

• Geomechanical Investigation of Mechanisms Involved in Carbon (CO2) Storage and Caprock System Integrity

  Mortazavi, A. & Bohloli, B.

  1/1/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: FDCRGP

  • carbon 100%
  • stress field 60%
  • leakage 35%
  • numerical method 28%
  • project 28%

• Assessment of Kazakhstan Ultramafic-Mafic Complexes (Ophiolites and Basalts) for CO2 Sequestration: A Mineralogical and Geochemical Investigation for in situ Carbonation Processes and Implications for ex-situ applications

  Fustic, M. & Soltani Dehnavi, A.

  9/2/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: CHEVRON

  • ophiolite 100%
  • carbon sequestration 89%
  • basalt 88%
  • trapping 73%
  • mineral 64%

• Investigation of Faults Activation Mechanisms in Carbon (CO2) Storage

  Mortazavi, A.

  9/2/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: CHEVRON

  • carbon 100%
  • reactivation 64%
  • leakage 56%
  • pressure field 35%
  • in situ stress 35%

• CMM-SAND: CMM-SAND: Combined Multiscale/Multiphysics Experimental and Numerical Study of Sand Production Mechanisms in Oil Reservoirs

  Zhao, Y., Sonny, I., Shabdirov, D. & Shabdirova, A.

  1/1/22 → 12/31/24

  Project: CRP

  • sand 100%
  • experimental study 76%
  • oil 55%
  • sandstone 44%
  • perforation 34%

• Application of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) Flooding to Enhance Oil Recovery

  Pourafshary, P.

  1/1/22 → 12/31/24

  Project: FDCRGP

  • polymer 100%
  • surfactant 82%
  • oil industry 69%
  • oil 68%
  • project 34%

• Application of Low Salinity Water-based Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods for Naturally Fractured Formations

  Pourafshary, P. & Rehan Hashmet, M.

  1/1/22 → 12/31/24

  Project: FDCRGP

  • recovery method 100%
  • enhanced oil recovery 89%
  • water salinity 83%
  • flooding 61%
  • oil 56%

• IoT-based Sensing Technology for Real Time Identification of Hydraulic and Shear Strength Properties of Unsaturated Soil for Anticipation against Climate Change in Kazakshtan

  Satyanaga, A., Kim, J., Sonny, I., Moon, S. & Zhussupbekov, A.

  1/1/22 → 12/31/24

  Project: CRP

  • shear strength 100%
  • soil property 72%
  • water retention 66%
  • permeability 55%
  • hydraulics 43%

• Development of a Geostatistical Algorithm to Incorporate Micro-Macro Duality of Geological Features in Mineral Resource Evaluation

  Madani, N. & Fustic, M.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: FDCRGP

  • geological feature 100%
  • mineral resource 58%
  • evaluation 31%
  • ore deposit 26%
  • research program 25%

• RDP Index: Developing a New Rockburst Damage Potential (RDP) Index for Seismically Active Underground Mines

  Adoko, A. C.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: FDCRGP

  • rockburst 100%
  • damage 37%
  • mining-induced seismicity 29%
  • index 23%
  • mining industry 19%

• Hard Rock Tunnelling: A Generalized Model for Estimating TBM Performance and Disc Cutter Wear Life

  Yagiz, S., Adoko, A. C., Rostami, J. & Hassanpour, J.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: FDCRGP

  • TBM 100%
  • Wear 53%
  • excavation 50%
  • rock 48%
  • Rocks 48%

• IS-MEOR: In-situ microbial enhanced oil recovery

  Pham, T., Hazlett, R., Yernazarova, A., Mun, G., Venturi, V., Uteyev, R., Zhiengaliev , B., Kitching, M., Mukhtar Shakenuly, M., Ispanbetov, T., Izmailova, A. & Abbas Babikir, A. H.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: CRP

  • enhanced oil recovery 100%
  • oil 56%
  • in situ 53%
  • fossil fuel 35%
  • project 30%

• Geothermal Energy Production (GEP), Energy Storage (ES), and Carbon Storage and Sequestration (CSS) Potential in Kazakhstan Sedimentary Basins – Geological Baseline Study

  Fustic, M., Yensepbayev, T., Khalimon, A., Hazlett, R., Bayramov, E. & Holbrook, J.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: CRP

  • energy storage 100%
  • geothermal energy 96%
  • carbon storage 88%
  • energy production 85%
  • sedimentary basin 82%

• Development of cryogenic fracturing technology for coalbed methane production in Karaganda Coal Basin, Kazakhstan

  Hazlett, R., Zhang, D., Yagiz, S., Ismailova , J., Teklu, T., Bekbauov, B., Wang (SMG), L., Kneafsey, T., Wu, Y. & Wang, Y.

  1/1/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: CRP

  • coalbed methane 100%
  • research program 80%
  • coal 54%
  • basin 41%
  • methane 37%

• A comprehensive study on asphaltene characterization and screening asphaltene deposition inhibitors for Kazakhstan crude oils

  Shafiei, A., Atabaev, T. & Ivakhnenko, O.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/23

  Project: CRP

  • Asphaltenes 100%
  • asphaltene 30%
  • Adsorption 28%
  • Magnetite nanoparticles 23%
  • inhibitor 23%

• Ventilation system optimisation to reduce particulate matter (PM) and gas concentrations in Kazakhstan underground mines: simulation and experimental validations

  Sabanov, S., Amouei, T. & Tungushbayeva, Z.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/23

  Project: CRP

  • ventilation 100%
  • particulate matter 91%
  • gas 48%
  • diesel 43%
  • simulation 33%

• Development of a geomechanical risk assessment methodology/model for underground mining applications

  Mortazavi, A. & Hassani, F.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/23

  Project: FDCRGP

  • Risk Assessment 100%
  • Load testing 97%
  • Mining 75%
  • risk assessment 75%
  • Rocks 74%

• U2MP: Design of unconventional underground mine pillars

  Suorineni, F.

  1/1/20 → 12/31/23

  Project: FDCRGP

  • Mining 100%
  • pillar 91%
  • Stoping 72%
  • stoping 60%
  • Ores 49%