Extraction of mineral resources is one of the most profitable economic activities of the country, commanding a large part in Russian GDP. Nevertheless, precisely extractive industry is simultaneously leading in the level of Negative Environmental Impact. Adoption and application of BAT in mining sector companies requires essential changes in ecological policy of the Russian Federation. Although they were already started since 2014, there are still many unsolved problems in this area. It is emphasized within the article frame work, that one of the most topical issues is a long-standing need to develop more efficient methods and mechanisms of state support for technological and ecological changes. The ways of difficulties overcoming were considered, recommendations on enhancement of existing regulatory framework and standardisation documents in the area of research were made.

The urgent need for the formation of an open and transparent system of public control and environmental and technological assessment of the implementation and application of the best available technologies (BAT) at the largest industrial enterprises of Russia (primarily at enterprises of the Ist Hazard Category) is justified. As an effective measure for forming such a system, the possibility of introducing the national standard “Best Available Technologies. Methodological recommendations for conducting a public expert environmental and technological assessment of the introduction of BAT in enterprises” is described. For consideration and discussion of readers submitted a draft of this document, developed by the author of this article. The basic concept of the proposed document is to establish clear requirements for the procedure and procedure for conducting public audits of BAT implementation. According to the author’s idea, the recommended standard will be a comprehensive document aimed at solving a whole range of urgent problems in the field of research. It is expected that its implementation will contribute to enhancing the transparency of financial flows allocated for the implementation of the National Ecological Project, as well as its separate federal project, “Implementation of the Best Available Technologies”. A general increase in the quality, efficiency and transparency of the implemented environmental policy in the country is also expected.

In 2019, the National Ecology Project was launched in Russia, which is aimed at the efficient management of production and consumption waste, including the elimination of all unauthorized landfills identified on January 1, 2018 within the boundaries of cities, dramatic decrease in atmospheric air pollution in large industrial centers, including a reduction of at least 20 percent of the total volume of pollutant emissions into the air in the most polluted cities, improving the quality of drinking water for the population, especially residents of settlements. As the main task in the implementation of the Clean Air federal project, it is planned to implement comprehensive action plans to reduce emissions of pollutants into the air in large industrial centers, taking into account summary calculations of the negative environmental impacts allowed in these cities.