DOI: 10.33917/mic-3.110.2023.80-85

The article considers the economic and resource state of geological exploration in Russia. The problems faced by the exploration industry are noted. The ways of solving problems in the investment of exploration work due to the support of the state and the regulation of tax legislation are proposed.

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The article considers the state of the mineral resource base of Russia for 2018. The main problems of reproduction of mineral resources base of Russia at the present stage are given. The ways to solve the problems of reproduction of mineral resources through the involvement in the production of hard-to-recover and unconventional resources of hydrocarbons.