Features of methodological approach to assessment of mineral and raw material potential of Arctic regions

Abstract

The article deals with features of formation of mining complexes in development of mineral resources of Arctic and Subarctic regions. An estimation of mineral and raw material potential of deposits of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is given. A methodological approach to a strategy of accelerated complex development of the mineral and raw material resources of the Northern and North-Eastern regions of Russia taking into account the complex development of territories is proposed. Implementation of this approach can be achieved through the formation of mineral and raw material centers of economic development. Recommendations on the technological development in the mining industry in the development of deposits in the Arctic zone are given. When developing new fields and expanding a raw material base, especially in the Northern regions of the Urals, Yakutia and the Far East with an underdeveloped infrastructure, the fundamentally new approach is proposed to the development of the strategy for the formation of the mining complexes with the single, open production infrastructure for the development of several fields in each of the areas of their location, including energy sources, water supply, repair facilities, social facilities, processing enterprises, etc. Thus, a principle of integrated development of the mineral resources is complemented by the principle of integrated development.