Multi-area satellite monitoring of mining waste disposal sites in the Arctic

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2024-5S-21-27

Читать на русскоя языкеM.V. Melikhov
Mining Institute Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №5 / 2024 p.21-27

Abstract: Modern methods and technologies are analyzed in the satellite-based areal monitoring of mining facilities and territories intended for disposal of mineral waste in the Russian Arctic. An approach to multi-area survey of mining waste disposal sites is presented based on a combination of optical-electronic and radar methods of remote sensing of the Earth through visualized and automated index spatial and temporal analysis of the actual state and dynamic changes of natural and technical systems using applied GIS and web geoservices. Using the example of operating mining enterprises, the experience and results of multi-area space survey are shown in order to create digital information products and databases, as well as to improve methods of supervision and control of the ground infrastructure construction to identify illegal mining and waste disposal during the operation and conservation of man-made deposits.

Keywords: subsoil use, mining waste, monitoring, remote sensing, geographic information systems, spatial data, databases

Acknowledgments: The article was prepared within the framework of the state assignment on the topic No. FMEZ-2022-0009.

For citation: Melikhov M.V. Multi-area satellite monitoring of mining waste disposal sites in the Arctic. Russian Mining Industry. 2024;(5S):21–27. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2024-5S-21-27

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Received: 21.08.2024

Revised: 18.10.2024

Accepted: 18.10.2024

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Mikhail V. Melikhov – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Researcher at the Mining Institute Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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