The methodology of integrated development of mineral resources in order to restore environmental components

The article proposes a methodology for the integrated development of mineral resources
aimed at solving economic, environmental and social problems. An important point in
the use of mining and enrichment waste is the study and preparation of the starting material for
the reclamation of spent mining deposits, as well as consideration of geological and structural
features and the position of reclaimed facilities in various structural and facies zones that ensure environmental safety and environmental restoration. A production model is proposed using multicomponent raw materials and simultaneous reclamation of the lands of nearby deposits, combining integrated and combined production, in which ores of different genetic groups of deposits (copper porphyry, pyrite, copper-skarn) will be processed at one processing plant with the extraction of all associated minerals, and the tailings of enrichment will be used as a starting material. during the reclamation of nearby quarries or mining operations. Currently, there are no regulatory and methodological acts providing justification for the possibility of recultivation of quarries, mining workings and disturbed lands with enrichment waste, taking into account regional geological and structural features. State economic incentives are needed for more active participation of enterprises in solving waste generation problems and implementing the concept of a circular economy.

Gonchar N. V., Wegner-Kozlova E. O., Antonova I. A., Guman O. M. The methodology of integrated development of mineral resources in order to restore environmental components. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2025;(12-1):104-116. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/ 0236_1493_2025_121_0_104.

N.V. Gonchar, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Vice President for Environmental and Industrial Safety, Honored Ecologist of the Russian Federation, JSC «Russian Copper Company», 620075, Ekaterinburg, Russia, e-mail: gonchar_nataliya@rcc-group.ru, ORCID ID: 0009-0002-0180-9592,
E.O. Wegner-Kozlova, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Assistant Professor, Senior Researcher, Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia, e-mail: vegner.kozlova.eo@uiec.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4182-6514, Researcher ID: N-5568-2016,
I.A. Antonova¹, Cand. Sci. (Geol. Mineral.), Chief Specialist, e-mail: Dolinina_ira@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2749-1957,
O.M. Guman¹, Dr. Sci. (Geol. Mineral.), Director, e-mail: guman2007@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7078-6916,
¹ «Uralgeoproekt» LLC, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

O.M. Guman, e-mail: guman2007@mail.ru.

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