Issues of qualification of crimes related to the activities of mining farms

The article considers crimes related to the organization of mining farms, and, in particular, Article 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is analyzed. The features of the ways of illegal energy consumption and damage assessment based on a specific method are revealed. The correlation of criminal liability under Article 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with administrative liability under Article 7.27.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation is considered. The problems of qualification related to the optional features of the object of the corpus delicti related to the miners’ activities are formulated.