Samara region, located on the East European Plain in the middle reaches of the Volga - rich region.Minerals Samara region represented almost all of the most popular resources, ranging from oil and ending with rock salt and water resources.
Geographical location
Occupying an area of 53,600 square kilometers, accounting for 0.31% of the territory of Russia, and is located on the East-European platform, Samara region is of practical interest as a place of production of mining and industrial raw materials.The area stretches for 335 kilometers from north to south and 315 kilometers from west to east.
in the northern part of the Samara area is covered with deciduous and coniferous forests, and in the south and east of this unique region spread mostly steppe.One of the most beautiful places of the Russian Federation, which is the largest mountain range in the area, located in the bend of the Samara Bend.This is the famous Zhiguli Mountains.In addition to the Volga and Samara, between which, in fact, is an area important in the agricultural and irrigation and drainage sectors are the rivers Sok Kondurcha, Big Irgiz, Kinel.
What minerals are mined in the region
main minerals of the Samara region - this oil and associated gas.Since these resources are of exceptional value to the Russian economy, an important element of the assessment of the economic potential of this region began exploration of large and small deposits, as well as mining and processing of minerals produced.
Area refers to the Volga-Ural oil and gas province.In large industrial scale oil was produced here since 1936, so today its sources declined significantly.But about hundreds of small oil fields continue to operate, and the largest share of production of petroleum products owned by Zolnenskomu, Muhanovskomu, Dmitrievsky, Kuleshovsky, Yakushkinskomu, Radaevskomu and Pokrovsky fields.
Other useful resources extracted in
In addition to oil and gas rich region, and other minerals, which are widely used in the heavy, chemical and food industries as well as in construction.Natural resources of the Samara region, namely the mining and engineering rock views presented tsiolitosoderzhaschimi, molding sand, bentonite.In addition, produced from oil shale and Dergunovskogo Kashpirskogo deposits of native sulfur Alekseevskogo and other natural sources, phosphate and rock salt deposits from Dergunovskih.
mineral construction materials
Minerals Samara region - it is also a mineral construction resources are also being developed on an industrial scale, and the region has a significant share of the production potential of the country.
Among other natural sources, which are in the bowels of the land area, are the most valuable mineral and radon water.They are used not only in the food industry, but also in health, as they produce a therapeutic and therapeutic effect.
Thus incredibly diverse natural resources of the Samara region.
list of the most valuable of them will look like this:
- building stone;
- agloporitovye clay;
- lime and mortar sand;
- gravel;
- cement raw materials;
- chalk, gypsum and anhydrite;
- refractory clay;
- brick-tile raw materials;
- carbonate rocks for lime;
- expanded clay materials;
- raw material for the production of glass;
- rock containing bitumen.
Among other minerals, which are rich in the bowels of the land of the Samara region, can be called table salt, oil shale, native sulfur and other minerals and substances that represent enormous economic value to the country.Not to mention the water resources of the region: in 1957, when it was built Volzhskaya HPP, important edge in the energy sector have Zhigulevsky sea water, limited the dam.
East European Plain and the Samara region in particular - the richest region, which annually makes a significant contribution to the Russian budget.Minerals Samara region allow the implementation of state programs on production, as well as to maintain the momentum of growth of mineral raw materials reserves.Today, allocated significant funds from the federal budget for development of new hydrocarbon deposits.
