On the issue of the economy development of the South Volga region

The South Volga region is currently a modest subject among the resource-producing regions of Russia. At the same time, the region has unique reserves of a number of minerals that may be in demand with a certain development of world technologies and the world economy. These include Saratov oil shales, Volgograd bischofite, and Astrakhan sulfur. The development of the economy of the South Volga region requires purposeful research of the most significant natural resources in terms of the conditions of occurrence, the size of reserves and their distribution, development conditions, and development problems. To solve these problems, it is necessary to assess the possibility of using modern technologies for their development, conduct a pre-project risk analysis, and assess the feasibility, nature, and degree of participation of the principal enterprises of the region in the development of deposits.