Mineral and raw materials potential of nonmetallic mineral resources in the Russian Far East for the maintenance of forest chemical complex
Long-range state plans for remote regions of Russia contain development of mineral and raw materials base as one of principal directions of natural resources policy, by means of detection, estimation and industrial development of deposits at a regional level as well as by the increase in complex use of mineral raw materials. The article gives a brief description of the state of nonmetallic mineral resources, potentially essential to maintain and develop forest chemical industrial complex at local or regional levels of the Russian Far East. Nonmetallic mineral resources are defined: talc, wollastonite, graphite, fluorite and kaolin. It is necessary to draw attention of investors and specialists of planning organizations to further study, estimation and exploitation of these types of raw material taking into account their complex and multipurpose function. Graphite can be used as fire proof material, it can also be used for the manufacture of lubricating antifriction products, materials of high frequency; fluorite can be used at engineering industry, forest chemical industry etc. The prospects of these mineral resources use are well-defined for the economy.