Authors: S.A. Zhironkin, O.V. Zhironkina, M.E. Konovalova

Title of the article: Post-mining in mining regions: China's strategic experience

Year: 2026, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-175

Branch of knowledge: 2.8.8 Geotechnology, mining machines

Index UDK: 622.235

DOI: 10.26730/1999-4125-2026-2-165-175

Abstract: This article provides a systematic analysis of post-mining technologies and practices in the People's Republic of China, a country facing the largest mining impacts in the world. The article aims to systematize and analyze China's experience in using Industry 4.0 technologies to develop post-mining, accumulate the necessary financial resources, and establish public-private partnerships for post-mining. The study's hypothesis is that integrating post-mining into the state strategic planning system and implementing it within the Industry 4.0 platform will bring us closer to fully restoring the natural ecosystem and economic activity in areas disturbed by mining. The study covers the evolution of the regulatory framework, institutional mechanisms, key technological solutions, and financial models that have emerged over the past two decades. Particular attention is paid to integrating the restoration of disturbed lands into the concept of "building an ecological civilization." A comparative analysis identifies the successes, challenges, and limitations of the Chinese post-mining model, and formulates recommendations for other resource-dependent economies, including Russia. It is demonstrated that the Chinese experience demonstrates the possibility of moving from responding to environmental disasters in mining clusters to preventive, systemic, and economically motivated lifecycle management.

Key words: post-mining mining territories China Industry 40 reclamation revitalization

Receiving date: 18.01.2026

Approval date: 31.01.2026

Publication date: 29.06.2026

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