EMERGING PROSPECTS OF MINING WASTE UTILIZATION IN THE KARELIAN-KOLA REGION

• Published in: Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Алексей Юрьевич Шишков, Aleksey Shishkov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2020
• Subjects: отходы; горнодобывающие производства; оптимизация производства; карело-кольский регион; Science; Q; karelia*; karelian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17076/geo1182; https://doaj.org/article/14d1d4b8b62b4d7e9368b2c3b3d33726

Re-organizing useful mineral utilization for a better management of useful mineral deposits and environmental protection is discussed with an emphasis on mining waste utilization. Comparative analysis was attempted to show the urgent need to re-assess natural resources in spoil heaps and waste with view to solving environmental problems and speeding up economic growth by boosting high-tech industries. Current mining waste utilization in the Karelian-Kola Region is described. Shungite deposits in Zaonezhsky Peninsula, Russian Karelia, are discussed to assess progress and problems in mining waste utilization. Proposals for making-up an innovation-oriented production optimization programme at each mining company were made. The establishing of the Interdepartmental Regional Committee under the Barents-Euroarctic Council (BEAC) was proposed to monitor and support innovative methods and advancements for a better management of mineral resources in Russia and in the Karelian-Kola Region.