DIRECTION OF DIVERSIFICATION OF METAL PRODUCTION IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS
The article is devoted to the problem of restoring the potential of mining industries in the North Caucasus. Information is given on the mineral base of the mining industry. The characteristic of the current situation with the extraction of the main useful minerals is given. The causes of potential loss are summarized and an express is given - an assessment of one of the areas of metal mining-leaching from ores and oil. It is shown that the mining of reserves of conditioned ores is not an obstacle to reducing the volume of extraction by unconventional technologies.