This article describes the applied research outcomes in the field of restoration ecology in the Russian regions which carry out open pit mining of solid minerals of all types. Russian ecologists address the issues connected with the evaluation and recovery of soil cover, improvement of the wildlife habitat quality, as well as with the air, water and vegetation ecosystem refining in open pit mining regions. The infomedia for dealing with ecological challenges have shaped in the course of the field testing and lab-scale analysis. All researchers highlight the large scale of the manmade damage caused to natural landscapes and emphasize the necessity of ecological balance acceleration and maintenance on the lands damaged by the mineral mining and processing industry.