CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE URAL BASE OF THE ARCTIC
The results of the analysis of the economy of the Arctic and Subarctic areas of Russia are provided; strategic priorities in the consumption of mineral raw materials in Russia and in the world are set; and the results of economic evaluation of exploration targets of mineral resources Polar and Polar Urals, as of 2012, are presented; strategic points in the development of the resources of the Arctic Urals are identifies. The raw material base of the Arctic Urals (solid minerals) subject of scrutiny in 2012 is capable of meeting local demand for raw materials of only a part of the industrial potential of the Ural region and surrounding areas and only if the corresponding construction of a new transport and energy infrastructure will be carried out.