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The Pacific Railway (PR) runs in a sublatitudinal direction from the Elginsky coal deposit in the southeast of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) to the Manorsky Cape in the Tuguro-Chumikansky municipal district of Khabarovsk krai. The total length of the route is 626 km; the zone of its influence extends to the Uda River basin and the Dzhugdzhur range. It is shown that the development of this zone can be associated primarily with the subsoil use. Within the range and the Uda River basin, geologists have identified six deposits and about 540 ore occurrences, points of mineralization of various useful minerals. Due to the inaccessibility of the territory, all manifestations of mineral resources have been poorly studied. Ore occurrences of ferrous metals, as well as rare earth, rare, precious and non-ferrous metals are predominantly widespread, which determines the directions for the development of the mining industry in this zone. The features of the structural position of objects, their composition, and the possible extent of mineralization to depth have been studied. Taking into account the economic importance of metals, agricultural raw materials and other minerals, 27 occurrences have been identified for priority geological study. New directions in the territory’s economy have been identified. A conclusion has been made about the need for additional study and subsequent development of long-known occurrences of rare earth, complex phosphorus-iron-titanium, manganese ores and phosphorites. The implementation of large mining projects will allow the formation of the Udskoy territorial-industrial complex and, accordingly, an increase of tax revenues to state budgets, which will ensure a significant growth in the socio-economic development of the characterized territory.