Russian national technological initiative in the sphere of mineral resource usage [Ruska nacionalna tehnologijska inicijativa u području uporabe mineralnih resursa]

Operating efficiency improvement of the Russian company MMC Norilsk Nickel will be determined by the extended involvement in production of both new geogenic off-balance ores from combine deposits and previously accumulated technogenic mineral raw materials – metallized rock mass dumps and sand tailings. This article proposes a complex program of technological initiative in the sphere of mineral resource usage, and justifies effective measures aimed at developing the city-forming mining and metallurgical industry. © The Author(s).