Ensuring Environmental Safety in the Implementation of the Resource-renewable Technologies

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental studies carried out by the scientists in the field of mining development as a science are summarized. It is noted that any science, including geotechnology, is not a constant, absolute, and static value. It is noticed that the scientific picture of mining as a science is created by combining disparate scientific concepts and principles into a single whole, generalizing previously obtained knowledge and giving a common vector of ideas about the patterns and properties of reality. The unifying vector of its development from simple extraction from the subsoil towards renewable resource technologies is analyzed. The conditions are revealed, the integral presence and inseparable connection of which predetermines the concept of the georesources integrated development. The concept of geotechnology is defined from the point of view of the environmental safety, as well as the patterns of its development and the consequences of the georesources for nature and society. Measures are indicated that can significantly increase the economic efficiency and environmental friendliness of mining operations and contribute to the introduction of the resource renewable technologies in the integrated development of georesources. Issues of the environmental safety of modern technologies for the georesources exploitation are considered. The tasks are set that are quired for the solution at introduction of the resource renewable technologies, which implementation will allow to provide the maximum ecological safety. The principle of environmental safety is determined, which must enter into the practice of deposit development with the integrated use of natural and technogenic georesources. It is proposed to evaluate the individual design solutions for the development of natural and technogenic deposits from the point of view of maximum environmental safety of the entire technological scheme of a mining enterprise.

Principles of Sustainable Development of Georesources as a Way to Reduce Urban Vulnerability

“…[5,6]. The balance between potash extraction and potash fertiliser consumption requires an increase in the capacity of existing mining facilities [7], which involves mining offbalance reserves or working in more difficult mining and geological conditions [8]. In some cases, mining is carried out in underpopulated areas where increased attention is paid to surface preservation [9].…”

“…Sustainable development of the enterprise requires balancing these positions [17]. High technological and operational standards must guarantee safety for miners [18], inhabitants [19], and the environment [8]. Innovative technologies are designed to ensure the high productivity of a mining enterprise and increase its financial sustainability in the context of globalisation while maintaining and improving safety and reliability [20,21].…”

Reuse and Mechanochemical Processing of Ore Dressing Tailings Used for Extracting Pb and Zn

“…The growing need for various metals while maintaining the natural environment quality necessitates the development of projects by mining enterprises in increasingly complex conditions, which causes the problem of resource endowment inequality [4][5][6][7]. The mining of energy resources and mineral raw materials becomes simultaneously a versatile source of solid and liquid wastes [8,9]. The volumes of the enrichment tailings in Chile alone reach 800 million t/year, while only 0.5 kg of metals can be extracted from each ton [10].…”

Technique for Selecting Control Decisions in Optimizing Technological Modes of Processing Iron Ore Raw Materials Using Electromagnetic Influences

“…ся максимального извлечения полезных элементов и минимизировать потери полезного компонента [1,2]. Это одно из ключевых условий для устойчивого развития горного производства и рационального использования природных ресурсов [3,4]. Для оптимальной добычи полезных элементов необходимо правильно смешать рудные материалы и провести их через все этапы дробления и помола до получения частиц требуемого размера.…”