The Use of Remote Sensing in the Study of Open-pit Mining and the Ecology of Disturbed Lands in Deposits of Cement Raw Materials in the Regions of Russia

Abstract

Based on the results of remote monitoring, the state of mining operations in quarries for the extraction of mineral raw materials consumed by cement plants in Russia was investigated. The fleet of mining and transport vehicles in operation in cement quarries was studied. The production capacity of each quarry in terms of rock mass and the total production potential of quarries in Russia, estimated at 210 million tons per year, have been determined. The environmental indicators of disturbed lands during the development of mineral deposits for use in the cement industry as a whole are presented.