The abandoned mines rehabilitation on the basis of speleotherapy: used for sustainable development of the territory (the case study of the single-industry town of mining industry)

摘要

The depletion of mineral resources and the increasing complexity of mining conditions (including the strengthening of environmental legislation) lead to a reduction in mining activities. This causes serious problems for towns and cities where mining was the main activity of their residents. The problem's solution to such settlements is seen in the development of new types of economic activity on the basis of abandoned mines. The most common is currently caving, eco-tourism and historical tourism. The sustainable development of the territory depends on the economic activities of agents and the ecological safety of the region. Rehabilitation of abandoned mines makes it possible to implement new ways of use of closed mines and improve economic and ecological situation in “mining cities”. Russia has good experience in the use of salt mines with the rest of their minerals for their application as speleoclinics. The article aims to analyze the possibilities of organization of speleotherapy on the basis of waste mines of the mining industry. The developed economic and mathematical model allowed to estimate the economic effect of the development of speleotherapy on the basis of salt mines of Berezniki potash deposit. The analysis proved the positive effect of the development of speleotherapeutic services for the socio-economic system of the city of Berezniki as a whole.