Researching the enrichment and processing of mineral and waste resources, wastewater purification, physical and chemical testing of the living and working environments, testing physical and mechanical characteristics of rocks and soil, researching solid fuels and the products of their combustion are all performed at the Institute by specialized accredited laboratories for the protection of living and working environments, for geomechanics, for solid fuels, and the Laboratory for mineral processing, unique in its abilities for conventional and semi-industrial complex testing and experimental research, which functions organizationally within the Department for mineral processing and designing.