Mine surveying is a branch of mining science and engineering, the subject of which is the study, on the basis of field measurements and subsequent geometric constructions of the deposit structure, the shape and size of geological bodies in the earth’s depths, the placement of useful and harmful (for processing technology) components in it, the properties of the enclosing rocks, spatial the location of workings, the processes of deformation of rocks and the earth’s surface in connection with mining operations, as well as a reflection of the dynamics of the production process of a mining enterprise.