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The spatial organization of productive forces, the efficient use of available facilities, and the production potential assessment of economic sectors in a given region are topical issues. The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is a large resource-dependent region of Russia, remarkable for the geographical dispersion of deposits over a vast territory and the complex transport and power supply infrastructures. This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the feasibility of cluster organization in the subsoil use sector in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Russian Federation, factoring in the existing and prospective economic zoning and the existing potential. The republic was divided into zones based on a cluster framework of the subsoil users. The study used statistical data on the municipal districts and financial indicators of the extractive industry companies. The integrated method was applied in the assessment, and the performance index of the identified cluster territories was calculated on a ten-point scale. The identified zones were rated by resource and production potential. The general cluster zone performance index was calculated. It appeared feasible to cluster the extractive industry in the studied region as it can increase competitiveness of local companies and contribute to the socio-economic development of its municipal districts. The proposed method can be applied for comprehensive assessment of the subsoil use sector in northern territories.

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Subject. This article deals with the issues related to the economy of the northern regions of the Russian Federation and the optimal spatial organization of productive forces. Objectives. The article aims to assess the feasibility of clustering of subsurface industries, taking into account the prospective economic zoning of the region. Methods. For the study, I used the integral method. Results. The article describes a methodological approach to the assessment of the cluster organization of basic subsurface industries' production and presents a composite index of the performance of subsurface regions by resource and production potential. Conclusions. The regional and sectoral clustering of mining industries will improve their competitiveness and contribute to the socio-economic development of both individual areas and the region as a whole.

The paper is devoted to studying the issues of estimating the resource dependence of the RF constituent entities and classifying them as resource-type regions. The methodological and technical approaches to determining and identifying the resource-type regions and estimating their resource dependence have been reviewed. The approach and technique for estimating the resource dependence of regions have been proposed, based on the analysis of which, a criterion for classifying a subject as resource-type regions identified. The state of the mineral resource base of the Russian Federation Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) entities has been analyzed. According to the technique proposed, the resource dependence of the FEFD entities has been comparatively estimated based on the share of statistical indicators for the mining economic activity in the structure of the gross regional product (GRP) of an entity. Based on the analysis of the results obtained, the criteria for classifying entities as resource-type regions have been determined, according to which the FEFD entities classified.