SEVERAL ESSENTIAL PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MINING AREAS

In the paper,the concept of “mining areas”is defined anew in accordance with sustainable development,and the development process of mining areas is divided into three stages.On this,the concept,connection,objective of the sustainable development of mining areas are given;the relation between mining areas resources and sustainable development of mining areas and the situation of substance flow in production system of mining areas are analysed.Some heuristic conclusions are drawn.