尼基托夫汞矿公司7O％的矿石都是在两个厚层砂岩矿体(索非耶夫和切加尔尼克矿体)中用地下方法开采的。矿床的地质构造特别复杂,金属含量不稳定。矿体特点(主要是切加尔尼克矿层)是各个方向的裂隙特别发育,因而常常导致大的塌落。存在页岩和煤的夹层,以及构造断裂,这些弱面的切割同样可促使矿体崩落和回采困难。矿体倾角30°～90°,厚度1～40米。矿石普氏系数f=8～12,围岩为粘土质 Seven percent of the ore at Nitigoff Mercury Mining is mined underground using two thick sandstone ore bodies (Sofyeyev and Chekarnik). The geological structure of the deposit is particularly complex, the metal content is not stable. The characteristics of the orebodies (mainly the Che Garni deposits) are especially developed in all directions of the fractures, and often lead to large slump. The intercalation of shale and coal, along with the tectonic faulting, can also lead to the caving and recovery difficulties. Ore dip angle of 30 ° ~ 90 °, the thickness of 1 to 40 meters. Platts ore f = 8 ~ 12, the surrounding rock is clay