MINERAL POTENTIAL OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC: STATE AND EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT
Yu.G. Safonov
Institute of Ore Geology, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 35 Staromonetnyi per., Moscow, Russia
Keywords: Mineral potential, metallogeny, ore districts, uranium, gold, platinum-group metals, tin, trace elements, mineral deposits, placers, mining centers, Russian Arctic.
Pages: 112-120
Subsection: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC AND PROBLEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF THEIR EXPLORATION
Abstract
The metallogeny of the Russian Arctic zone, with a high potential for U, platinum-group metals, Au, Sn, trace elements, etc., in its different sectors, has been controlled by the type of early continental structures and by the uniform Meso-Cenozoic evolution of the area. The suggested reasonable development strategy is to conserve and further develop the existing mining districts associated with known large fields and to discover new lode (U, Au, etc.) and placer deposits. It is important to provide scientific background and environmental monitoring in the area at the stages of mineral prediction, exploration, and development.
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