Tomtorskoe deposit as a strategic base of the Russian cluster in the world rare-metal industry
Yu. G. Danilov, V.P. Grigoriev
The article describes the state-of-the art of the world rare-metal industry and the place of Russia there. The analysis of the world rare-metal market shows that the share of Russia is disproportionally small taking into consideration its available resources of the raw material. The development of the Tomtorskoe rare-metal deposit in Yakutia is an opportunity of establishing a cluster of the world’s importance. The strategy is proposed for the Russian rare-metal industry development.