Abstract: The article considers a system in which the territorial features of reservoir layers are investigated, which is manifested in the formation of certain genetic types of groundwater. The actual problem is the study of the hydrogeochemical conditions of individual geological structures of the Yuzhno-Khulymsky field, in the future containing industrial accumulations of hydrocarbons. The purpose of research. The studies are aimed at studying the hydrogeochemical indicators of the reservoir oil reservoir MZ-125 in order to assess the oil and gas potential of the North-Eastern block of the South Khulym field. Tasks of research. To achieve the goal, it is necessary to solve the following tasks: - processing and systematization of data on the geochemistry of groundwater of the North-Eastern block of the Yuzhno-Khulymsky field; - hydrogeochemical study of the South Khulym sedimentary basin, zonality and genetic characteristics of groundwater, the degree of their metamorphization; - analysis of the gas composition of groundwater reservoir rocks of the North-Eastern block of the South-Khulymsky field; - division of groundwater into genetic types; - calculation of various coefficients of genetic indicators of groundwater. Research results. For oil and gas exploration purposes, the following indicators of the salt composition of water were used: type of water and nature of total mineralization, water metamorphism coefficients, sulfate content, trace element content (ammonium, iodine, bromine, boron, etc.), rare and trace elements (strontium, vanadium, nickel , copper, molybdenum, etc.). The results of the chemical composition of groundwater in reservoir rocks of the Northeastern block of the Yuzhno-Khulymskoe field were analyzed according to the data of exploratory and structural drilling. The genetic factors, elemental composition, type of brines were determined. The presence of CaCl2 salt in brine is associated with metamorphization in limestone. The process of dolomitization is of particular importance: 2CaCO3 (limestone) + MgCl2 (brine) = СaCO3 × MgCO3 (dolomite) + СaCl2 (brine). These types of brines are characteristic of oil fields. Since chlorine-calcium and bicarbonate types of groundwater are associated with hydrocarbons, the Northern block located at higher hypsometric elevations may represent a promising area, which is a kind of trap on the migration route of groundwater characteristic of the oil and gas of the Eastern and North-Eastern blocks. In this regard, the search and assessment of this area is justified, the Northeast bloc is the primary and promising object possibly containing industrial accumulation of hydrocarbons.

Ecological processes of modernization of regional economic systems by means of dynamics of indicators of impact on the environment in Russian regions are investigated. To receive quantitative features, we used one of geoecological indicators of quality of the environment of economic growth - "eco-intensity". It characterizes the level of negative impact on environment per unit of the result of economic activity. An indicator of the environmental load is the volume of air pollutant emissions from stationary sources (including the most common pollutants:solids, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides). The gross regional domestic product (converted into 2005 constant prices in conjunction with official GRDP growth rates) is used as a characteristic of the result of economic activity in the regions. The study of the dynamics of eco-intensity of air pollutant emissions was carried out in different time intervals: 2005-2009, 2009-2013 and 2013-2016. Special attention is paid to the study of environmental aspects of the development of the mining industry, which is the basis of economic activity of many resource-extracting regions of the Russian Federation. For the spatial analysis of the dynamics of the studied geo-ecological indicators the tools of GIS-technologies were used. Assessment of the dynamics of eco-intensity of air pollutant emissions from stationary sources showed that in recent years there has been a marked increase in the number of regions characterized by an increase in the specific environmental load. The worst dynamics of eco-intensity of emissions of the most common pollutants was observed in the regions of Siberia, the Far East and the Urals, as well as in few regions of the European part of the Russian Federation. Natural resource extraction and processing activities have a significant negative impact on the natural environment. In some resource-extracting regions, the eco-intensity of emissions in the mining industry was significantly higher than for the economy as a whole. The results of a comparative analysis of the environmental and economic development of the mining industry showed that in some regions there was an increase in eco-intensity (in some it was very noticeable). The results allow us to conclude that the existing state institutions do not fully fulfill their task of regulation in order to stimulate environmental modernization and sustainable development of the regions.

The purpose of this study is predicting and modeling of future changes in the Rafsanjan area, using remote sensing and GIS. The multispectral satellite data obtained from Landsat 5 (TM), 7 (ETM+) and 8 (OLI) for the years 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2016, were used respectively. The supervised classification technique was applied to multitemporal Landsat images. Rafsanjan city was classified into four major LU classes including urban areas, pistachio gardens, bare-land, and salt. Change detection analysis was performed to compare the quantities of land use class variation between time intervals. The results revealed both increase and decrease of the different LU classes from 1986 to 2016. Generally, the conclusions indicate that during the study period, Urban areas and pistachio gardens have increased by 6.89% (18.47 km2) and 12.76% (34.18 km2) while bare-land and salt have decreased by 13.43% (35.97 km2) and 9.96% (26.68 km2), respectively. In order to predict the future land use changes map, we used the Land change modeler tools of IDRISI software. Consequently, the predicted land use map of 2022 was prepared based on the trend of 30 years of land use changes and effective variables.

The article presents the principles of geo-ecological monitoring developed by the authors. The complex geoecological approach allows to estimate transformation of landscapes under the influence of dangerous natural processes taking into account the anthropogenic component. Сartographic method is the main method in monitoring. In addition, the study of photographs and multispectral space images is carried out in the MultiSpec Program is carried out in order to identify areas of landscapes with different degrees of transformation of the dangerous processes. As a result, the authors identify three stages of monitoring. At the same time, methods and techniques of monitoring are defined for each stage. Тhe principles of territorial division developed for mapping and zoning of dangerous processes: the creation of the so-called hydrograph-geomorphological framework. A number of classifications have been compiled to assess the vulnerability of the territory to dangerous processes in their inventory: dangerous natural processes, conditions and factors of their formation, types of land use. The parameters for assessing the impact of dangerous processes on individual components of the landscape (terrain, vegetation, soil) are presented for passportization of monitoring objects. At the same time, it is sites of formation of dangerous processes act as objects. The criteria of distribution of the main units of formation of processes on priority and frequency of inspection, and also classes of danger of economic objects in a zone of action of these processes are given for creation of a monitoring network and ranking of sites. In the future, this approach allows to develop measures for prevention, control and protection from dangerous processes. At the same time, the area assessment of the territory's exposure to the dangerous process can be carried out on the basis of classifications of conditions and factors of formation of processes, as well as the principles of territorial division. This assessment allows the removal of part of the territory with a high degree of danger from use in its development. Moreover, a number of economic activities that lead to the activation of processes may be prohibited in the further development of the already developed territory. The results of the passportization and ranking of monitoring objects allow you to choose the optimal variant of the control measures with dangerous processes and to reduce their impact on the landscape to an acceptable minimum. The territory acquires the status of potentially safe with this geoecological approach.

Features of the torrential processes happening on the territory of Greater Caucasus are investigated. A brief description of the geomorphologic structure of the Greater Caucasus is given. It was established that the combination of favorable morph-tectonic, geo-morphological, climatic, litho-logical and other conditions for the passing of gravitational-fluvial processes created the prerequisites for the dominance of processes such as mudflows, which are often repeated and lead to catastrophic consequences. From the analysis of the data on the mudflow-forming precipitation, it is established that the mudflows on the territory of the republic are formed with precipitation in the amount of 20 mm and more per day. The extreme values of mudflow-forming rains on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus are 20–188 mm, but in the region of the north–eastern slope of the Greater Caucasus and Gobustan 20–132 mm. To estimate the synoptic situations leading to the formation of mudflows, the classification of atmospheric circulation types according to Dzerdzeevsky B.L. was also used. It was established that the mudflows in Azerbaijan are mainly formed under the subtype 12a (subtype of the northern meridional circulation) and 13l (the subtype of the southern meridional circulation, which prevails in the summer). As a result, based on the interpretation of aerospace images (ASI), a map-scheme of the mudflow hazard was drawn up on the 5-point scale within the Azerbaijani part of the Greater Caucasus, where zones with a high (once in 2–3 years, 1 strong mudflow are possible) — V, with an average (once in 3–5 years, 1 strong mudflow is possible) — IV, with a weak (once in 5–10 years, 1 strong mudflow is possible) — III, with a potential mudflow hazard — II and where no mudflow processes are observed — I.

The purpose of the study is to prove the necessity and possibility of extracting metals from coal tailings during the recultivation of the coal mines surface. It can be achieved by creating a technological process and a complex of equipment for extracting metals from waste to the level of sanitary requirements. Research methods include the analysis of the mechanism of influence of waste products on the ecosystems of the environment and technological schemes of enrichment and extraction of target chemical elements during the reclamation of dumps. Results. The problem of complex use of coal wastes is formulated. Differentiated by regions and deposits of the region, the properties of coal-containing tailings of the beneficiation were investigated and systematized, as a basis for their utilization during the mine surface recultivation. The typification of burned rocks according to their function in tailings storages is proposed. The mechanism of the impact of waste dump products on the ecosystem of the environment is described. Differentiated by consequences and factors of influence of waste dumps on the environment are ranked. It is shown that wastes from the enrichment of coal, ash, and slags from coal-fired power plants can be used for industrial production of products and materials. Noted the requirement for the use of coal tailings only after the extraction of metals from them to the MPC standards. The quantitative value of the content of chemical elements in the dumps of coal mines is given. Identified technical solutions for the rehabilitation of the mine surface. The role of tailing dumps in the creation of a new, almost unlimited mineral and raw material base for the production of metals using new technological schemes for enrichment and extraction of chemical elements is shown. Conclusion. Traditional technologies for the extraction of metals do not solve the problem of wastelessness, since metallic impurities in coals are the product of natural leaching of ores enclosed in mineral matrices, and can only be extracted by applying high energy during innovative leaching processes.

The study of interregional integration problems is an actual national economic task for any country. The economic, technological, resource, financial, informational, and other types of the interaction between two or more regional actors determine the interregional integration. Many works of both foreign and Russian authors are devoted to the study of various aspects of interregional integration. But these work spaid little attention to the development of the research methods of the interregional integration as a complex system. This is necessary to substantiate management decisions that contribute to the effective integration. The purpose of the research was to develop a cognitive tool consisting of models, methods, software that allows to simulate the structure and behavior of a complex system. The task of this article was to present the developed cognitive tool, which complements the existing cognitive modeling schemes of the complex systems with fuzzy data processing methods, the calculation of the integral indicator of the interregional integration efficiency, the risk assessment of integration processes. Number of results of imitational cognitive modeling of interregional economic integration were present. The study was conducted on the information concerning the interregional relations in the Southern Russia. A brief description of the basic elements of the theory of cognitive modeling of complex systems, a detailed diagram of the stages of cognitive modeling of the interregional economic integration, an example of a cognitive model, examples of analysis of various properties of the system, and scenarios of situations on this model were presented in this article. The results of the computational experiment to determine the stability, allocation of paths and cycles of the model, pulse simulation scenarios are illustrated. Comparison of all the results of a computational experiment and their correlation with information on the interregional relations allows one to speak about the fact that the model data do not contradict the real data. So, the use of the cognitive tools allows one to increase the validity and consistency of management decisions aimed at ensuring the effective functioning of the system. These studies belong to the direction of "Artificial Intelligence" in the composition of the cognitive sciences and are intended for use in the creation of the intelligent decision support systems.

The results of comparative tests of the regrinding mill DR-500, the ball mill MShT 2700x3600 and the core mill MS 300x200operation with the regrinding of the sands of copper-pyrite middling’s under the conditions of the Urup mining and processing plant are presented. As a result of the tests, the relative grindability of copper-pyrite middling was established in the grinding regimen DR-500 according to the calculated grade, -0,074 mm = 0,86, and according to the calculated grade.-0.2 mm = 0.90. The hypothesis about the selective mechanism of the material destruction along the planes of the mineral fusion with the vein minerals of the host rock was confirmed. As a result of the comparative tests of the regrinding mill DR-500 and the core mill MS 300x200, the data were obtained for the extraction of copper into the concentrate: the core mill was 85.1%; 2,614 and grinding mill 89,67%; 2.403. The mineralogical study of the polished sections showed that the grains of the useful mineral when grinding in the mill for regrinding DR-500 are larger and better disclosed than when grinding in the rod mill MS 300x200. The comparative tests of the regrinding mill DR-500 and the MSC 2700x3600 mill in the closed cycle with hydrocyclone showed that the most effective circulation load of 207% for the DR-500 mill is achieved with water consumption of 1.46 t / h. In this case, the specific productivity of class, -0.074 mm and the content of this class in the grinding product have the maximum value. It was revealed that in order to obtain more fine grinding of ore in the DR-500 mill it is desirable to use a closed grinding cycle with classifying devices.

One of the basic industries development aspects is to increase the completeness of minerals extraction from the subsoil in the extraction of coal from thin and ultrathin layers. At the same time, the creation of modern efficient mining equipment for the development of lowpower coal seams is becoming one of the most important problems of coal production. The solution to this problem is possible by combining plow and combine technology with the differentiation of operating parameters of the excavators. In the present work, the idea of improving the efficiency of the dredging machine based on the use of technology of coal extraction in lava by vibration. The stages of the research included the development of a mathematical model of the functioning of the working body of the machine and determine the energy intensity of the destruction of rocks. It was found that the reduction in the specific energy intensity of the process of separation of minerals from the face can be achieved through the use of units that combine the advantages of treatment combines and plow plants. It is determined that the condition for the effective destruction of the coal mass is a mode of operation when the trajectory of the cleaver is not ahead of the path of the cutter. Working and dynamic parameters of the process and measurement of the load on the Executive body were determined at the experimental stand simulating the vibration effect on the array: the total power spent on the rock separation is in parabolic dependence on the feed rate of the excavation machine, and the effect of applying vibration effects on the destroyed face begins to affect significantly at a feed rate of more than 10 m / min; specific energy consumption for the separation of the whole are in quadratic dependence on the value of the ratio of the width of the whole to its height. The parameters of the working body are taken on the basis of the condition of ensuring a given performance at optimal grade and minimum energy consumption of destruction; vibration cutting of the working body of the dredging machine is effective if the oscillation amplitude of the working tool is greater than the maximum chip thickness separated by the cutting tool. The adequacy of the proposed mathematical model of the working body of the excavation machine is confirmed by bench studies of the efficiency of vibration cutting of minerals. Parameters of vibration exciters of radially directed vibrations of the working body are recommended for use in the development of design documentation of the excavation machine for use in the extraction of mineral raw materials and mining in the mining industry and related sectors of the economy.

During the reformation period, technical solutions are relevant, allowing to increase the level of production profitability in the current difficult economic conditions. In due time, North Ossetia met the needs of Russia and the USSR in lead completely and in zinc by 2/3. Not having the opportunity to revive the former rates of the mineral production, North Ossetia is developing a new direction for its hydrocarbon production. The proposed solutions are based on the works of professor Ostroushko IA, who proved the presence of metals in the host mineral resources as a mineral base for the development of innovative technologies. The aim of the study is to substantiate the possibility of restoring the economic potential of the region through the diversification of technologies for the development of hydrocarbon deposits and a tool to achieve the goal is the extraction of metals from the rocks containing oil and gas. Metals, more than fifty kinds of metals, are dissolved in oil. The presence of metals in the host rocks was confirmed by the method of furrow testing of the workings. The possibility of leaching metals from intact metal-bearing rocks is confirmed by the practice, for example, of the Kakadur-Khanikomskoye field (RSO-A). This phenomenon can be used for leaching oil and gas containing natural and man-made geological and man-made structures after the extraction of hydrocarbons from them. Using only the traditional oil production technology does not ensure the competitiveness of field exploitation and needs technological diversification, which consists of the production of a new commercial product - metals extracted from the walls of the voids formed by the extraction of hydrocarbons by leaching. The resulting value-added product increases the profitability and competitiveness of the main production. The mineral base of diversified production increases almost unlimited. The advantages of the method are its cost-effectiveness and the possibility of developing reserves that are inaccessible for traditional technology. The diversification option involves the extraction of oil and reagent leaching of metals in two stages. As oil is extracted, voids are formed, the collapse of the walls of which increases the permeability of the reagents into the micro cracks of the excavation walls rocks during leaching. The economic concept of diversifying the development of oil and gas fields is to combine the processes of obtaining the main and additional commercial products.