Engineering-Environmental Problems of Exploration of Mineral Resources Deposits in Conditions of Permafrost and Climate Changing

Abstract

Last decades objectively showed the degree of danger of climate changes, for the environment, as well as for technosphere of the Earth. The cryosphere’s territory takes special attention which owing to the specifics is the most vulnerable for changes of climate parameters. As a result we quite often observe a development of engineering-geological processes, accompanied with deconstruction of stability of engineering constructions, which are also used for accumulation and storage of industrial wastes. It leads to pollution of natural ecosystems, including, soil and natural watercourses, infection, deterioration of medical, biological and social situation. Regarding this, the report presents some information on storage of industrial wastes and considers possible ways of solution of this issue. Concretely it proposes the necessity of carrying out of a number of activities such as division into districts of the territories of placement of industrial wastes, elaboration of systems of continuous monitoring of their state, as well as proper use of utilization and neutralization of wastes based on specific features of permafrost.