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M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moskva, GSP-1, Leninskie gory, 1, str. 13,
Moskow, Russia
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National University of Science and Technology MISIS (Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys),
119991, Leninskij Av., 4, Moskow, Russia
Abstract. The article considers sustainable mining development as one of
the most important problems of achieving global stability as a solution to the
contradiction between the growing needs of mankind and the presence of
limits of the biosphere in their provision. It is expected that sustainable
mountain development will continue in both the planetary and space
dimensions, and these processes will unfold in close cooperation. Having
joined the space industry, sustainable space mining will contribute to the
formation of extraterrestrial basis of the future wide space exploration by
mankind.
1 Introduction
After the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in
1992 in Rio de Janeiro, the world community set a goal and adopted a strategy for transition
from spontaneous to globally managed sustainable development (SD) as the main way of
civilization survival. A definition of the SD concept was given in the book “Our Common
Future”, known as G.H. Brundtland and devoted to the scientific substantiation of the need
for transition to SD. It was drawn to the future: "Sustainable development is development
that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs". Thus, in particular, was defined the main goal of the necessity of
transition to sustainable development - the future survival of the mankind [1].
2 Sustainable mining development
Preservation of the biosphere and survival of mankind is the cardinal purpose of the transition
to sustainable development. The best case scenario for the future of our planet and mankind
living on it involves the preservation of the biosphere as the natural basis of life of all the
living and sophont.
Moreover, this includes the life of the population and a significant part of the biodiversity
in such vulnerable ecosystems as mountainous regions (for example, 43 constituent regions
of the Russian Federation have mountain ranges and uplands, and the total area occupied by
