Ore Mineral Resources of the Far Eastern and Arctic Sectors of the World Ocean

In this article, an analysis of the knowledge of ore minerals in the Far Eastern and Arctic seas of Russia was presented, as well as an assessment of their significance as possible sources of strategic metals in the future was done, and the most promising ore types and objects were determined for priority study. The data on the material composition of rich manganese ores from the deep-sea basin of the Sea of Japan and manganese metalliferous sediments from the Deryugin Basin of the Sea of Okhotsk have been summarized. The geological and paleogeographical conditions of the accumulation of rare-earth metalliferous sediments in the Laptev Sea have been established, and the potential of the formation of zircon-monazite placers in this region has been substantiated. In the Chukchi Sea, for example, enrichment of shelf deposits with ore elements was observed when they were supplied with waste from mining enterprises on land. It highlights the noticeable insufficient exploration of mineral resources in the Far Eastern and Arctic seas of the Russian Federation, and justifies the need to accelerate the development of technologies for extracting and processing mineral resources of the World Ocean with their practical implementation in production, especially in the development of the shelf areas of Russian seas.