Russian base and precious metals miner Nornickel is developing a system to monitor in real time the soil conditions and the stability of the foundations of its operations in permafrost, as the company moves to find solutions to prevent another environmental disaster in the Arctic.
The real-time monitoring programme will be designed and rolled out by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.
In the meantime, the capabilities of the existing permafrost diagnostics center would be enhanced, alongside an additional comprehensive audit of hazardous production facilities.