Hydrogeoecological zonation of karst zones of Ural regions
Karsting limes, dolomite rocks, gypsums, anhydrites and salt rocks filled with fissurekarst waters occupy from 40 per cent to 50 per cent of the region's territory, which makes it difficult to find solutions to economical issues especially while developing mineral deposits by both undersurface and open-pit methods. As hydogeoecological conditions of karst progressing is being underestimated recently major accidents at mineral deposits became more frequent (Krasnaya Shapochka, Verhnekamskoe Deposit of Potash Salts, Sol-Iletsk, etc.). To assess karst progressing conditions in this region the authors propose assessing hydogeoecological conditions of its progressing based on zonation scheme.