Abstract
The article presents options for modernizing the technology for extracting gold-bearing ore, depending on geological and mining conditions, and discusses various technological solutions to improve technologies. Based on review, analysis and generalization in specific geological and mining conditions, the optimal width of the working site was proposed. Continuous geotechnical monitoring should be carried out at all stages of quarry development, including visual inspection of slope conditions, crack mapping, and collection of deformation and groundwater data. The following information should be recorded during monitoring: geological characteristics of the slope, engineering-geological characteristics for classifying the rock mass, slope geometry, monitoring of damage as a result of drilling and blasting operations, water seepage, quality and efficiency of cleaning, monitoring of existing cracks and collapses.