ECONOMIC OF MINING

Original Paper

UDC 332.1:502.171  © A.S. Zhernov E.E., Osokina N.V., 2022

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2022, № 6, pp. 80-83

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2022-6-80-83

Title

The rent aspect of the circular economy in the coal industry of a resources-extractive region. 2. Business models of the circular economy at coal mining enterprises: the rent aspect

Authors

Zhernov E.E.¹, Osokina N.V.¹

¹T.F. Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University (KuzSTU), Kemerovo, 650000, Russian Federation

Authors Information

Zhernov E.E., PhD (Economic), Associate Professor, Head of Economics department, e-mail: zhee.eti@kuzstu.ru

Osokina N.V., DSc (Economic), Professor, Professor of Economics department, e-mail: onv.eti@kuzstu.ru

Abstract

The article analyzes the business models of the circular economy in relation to coal mining enterprises. The authors argue the conclusion that in the resources-extractive regions of Russia, the transition from a linear model of the economy to a circular one is possible in case of transformation of the existing business models of coal mining companies. It is shown that the business models of the circular economy, coupled with the concept of rent, in a new way ensure the social and economic efficiency of coal enterprises, necessary for the sustainable development of the region. Therefore, rent is proposed to be considered as the basis for the efficiency of the circular economy in the sphere of Russian subsoil use and, thereby, as the foundation for the sustainable development of the country’s economy as a whole.

Keywords

Circular economy, Resources-extractive region, Subsoil use, Natural resource rent, Coal mining enterprise, Circular business model, Best available techniques.

References

For citation

Zhernov E.E. & Osokina N.V. The rent aspect of the circular economy in the coal industry of a resources-extractive region. 2. Business models of the circular economy at coal mining enterprises: the rent aspect. Ugol’, 2022, (5), pp. 80-83. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2022-5-80-83.

Paper info

Received February 28, 2022

Reviewed April 27, 2022

AcceptedMay 23, 2022