An analytical method for preliminary assessment of the compactability of charges made from fine materials of the mining and smelting industry is developed. The method allows establishing the functional dependence of the density of a briquette on the applied pressure without experiments on the compression of a charge in special pressure equipment. The method involves the use of a new compaction model and the relationship between the compact density at a given pressure and the physical and mechanical properties of a charge (loose bulk density, tapped bulk density, true density of particles) for dry charges and charges mixed with water or liquid binder. The method can be used in briquette production when choosing processing modes and creating pressure equipment.