To understand the disaster-causing mechanism of fault slip rockburst and reduce incidence of rockburst during mining process

the research progress and achievements of the rockburst are summarized and analyzed by combing literatures at home and abroad. Firstly

severe situations and some cases of the rockburst are presented and analyzed. Secondly

the disaster-causing mechanism of the rockburst is analyzed from the mechanism and criteria of fault reactivation

fault slip rockburst theories

produced conditions and generation process of the rockburst. Thirdly

the monitoring and early warning methods of the rockburst are summarized

and the monitoring and controlling technology system of the rockburst

BMS-Ⅱ type microseismic monitoring system

multi-parameter monitoring and early warning system

and deep borehole strain observation technology are presented. Fourthly

the preventing and controlling technologies for the rockburst are summarized

including regional defense measures and local relief measures. Finally

some shortcomings of the current research on the rockburst are pointed out

and the development tendencies of future research on the rockburst are prospected in many aspects.