Lebedev Iu. V., Kokarev K. V., Aref'ev S. A., Krylov V. G. – The Ural State Mining University, Ekaterinburg,
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The article considers the problems of the analysis of association links in the sphere of subsoil use, which help to determine
and explain the nature of relations between the notions within the limits of the system of subsoil use. The analysis is
introduced of causal relationships between the interdisciplinary approach in the solution of the problem of subsoil use and
the possibility of actually complex solution of eco-economic and social problems; the explanation to this relation is
represented by application examples (the deposit of copper-nickel ore in Voronezh region and the deposit of copper ore
near Chelyabinsk). Causal relationship is studied between the admission the natural (ecological) factor as the higher
priority and possible practical realization of the conception of sustainable subsoil use; the explanation to this realization is
given through the hierarchy of the levels of subsoil use control (conceptual, ideological, political, and economic).
The analysis is introduced of the causal relationship between the degree of taking into account the time factor and the
formation of ecological, social, economic, and technological problems in the sphere of subsoil use. Association link is
studied between the action and the result in the sphere of subsoil use; the reason for the absence of innovations in the
sphere of refining complex is explained and the low application level of the majority of subsoil use resources. The analysis
is introduced of the relationship between the materials (subsoil use resources) and their potential production.
Key words: subsoil use; association links; cause and consequence; action and result; material and production;
interdisciplinary approach; priority of the natural factor; time factor; discounting; profit distribution; profitability; resource
processing depth.
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