Analysis of reclaimed and disturbed lands during quarrying

The article highlights the features of the analysis of reclaimed and disturbed lands in the development of quarries in the Moscow and Kaliningrad regions. As a result of the analysis, territories with a modified landscape were studied in two regions of Russia – the Moscow region and the Kaliningrad region. The study revealed that open-pit mining leads to a significant transformation of soils, changing their chemical composition and physical characteristics. Construction on such sites becomes extremely difficult due to the formation of man-made deposits and dumps. Satellite images clearly demonstrate the scale of the problem of land degradation as a result of quarrying. The analysis of scientific and practical provisions is made, the author’s conclusions are given