S. I. Belyakov, Head of Specialized Unit of Mining and Construction Direction (MCD), e-mail: viogem@mail.belgorod.ru; I. A. Kalyagin, Head of MCD, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, e-mail: viogem@mail.belgorod.ru; I. A. Timoshkov, Head of Pre-production and Quality Control Department, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, e-mail: viogem@mail.belgorod.ru, Federal State Unitary Enterprise, All-Russian Research Institute of Drainage of a Mineral Resources Deposit, Engineering Constructions Protection from Flood, Special Mining Works, Geomechanics, Geophysics, Hydrotechnics, Geology and Mine Surveying; A. I. Peshkov, Chief Hydrogeologist, e-mail: Peshkov_AI@sgok.ru; V. Ya. Dubrovskyi, Chief Engineer of Drain Well, тел.: (4725) 41-64-75, "Stoilenskiy Mining and Concentrating Plant" Company.

The system of drainage of mine workings at Stoilenskiy Mining and Concentrating Plant, using UDB-8 water catchment boring device, developed at the VIOGEM institute has been presented. Technical characteristic of device has been presented.