According to the top-priority trends and challenges in the mineral sector, and as per the mining science strategy, it is highly critical to arrange enhanced control, prediction and safety of production objects and their functioning for the preservation of automation sustainability. Improved control of databases, regulatory bonds, management, logistics and principles of sustainable development in mining makes it possible to reduce technological deviations and accidents at large mining and processing plants. Most procedural violations and accidents in surface and underground mines occur because of the unskilled actions of process flow operators. Damage in this case can be considerable, especially as compared with the expenses connected with qualitative training and persistent development of personnel engaged with supervisory control and data acquisition for the efficient operation of SCADA-systems within the automation framework of mining and processing plants. Definition of digital systems and their interrelation with multilevel automated control can be incorrect. The review of new principles can awaken interest in the conceptual assessment of digitalization processes using such notions as: numerical models, simulator, and artificial intel-ligence. Often applied formulations and principles of a digital model are substituted without justification of functional connections. On the other hand, a digital system today can be assumed as robotic lines and other numerical models and smart technologies, for instance, machining sta-tions with numerical program control. It is necessary to define the practical significance of conceptual modifications and digital transformation regarding objects of the mineral sector, using Big Data; to understand how a digital twin can influence a changeable process situation; to provide prompt prediction; to eliminate an accident; and to preserve the physical balance in the whole production system. Such intelligent and flexible productions particularly need computer-based simulators and digital twins based on technologies of Industry 4.0–extended and virtual reality on the basis of digital twins. Digital twins allow maximal simulation of real-life activity of process flow operators. The skills acquired by personnel after such simulation training enable operators to master the optimized procedure for functioning in emergency situations in mineral mining and processing. This paper exemplifies the remote training and control of process flows, which is of concern in the current international situation.

In this paper, we consider the need to create an algorithmized digital platform for the development of electric charging networks of road transport and to optimize the load on the current power grid complex. In modern conditions, this platform can become an example of a mechanism for public-private partnerships and the development of environmentally friendly transport. The purpose of the platform is to provide users with up-to-date information about the state of the electric vehicle battery, reduce the cost of creating a network charging infrastructure for electric vehicle transport, automated resource accounting for power supply companies, and other services. The use of information technologies to combine the processes of economic relations in the field of energy sales services will attract funds for infrastructure development by increasing the load factor of generating capacities and unloading power centers. In the article, the authors propose a digital platform architecture using modern technologies such as IIoT, Vehicle to Grid (V2G), Machine learning, Big Data.

Currently in the Russian Federation there is a large number of methods for determining the economic damage from environmental pollution. They make it possible to assess the quantitative damage caused by the industry to the environment and consider the environmental pollution factor when calculating the economic performance of enterprises. In general, all methods can be reduced to three main types, whose main advantages and disadvantages, as well as applicability for adjusting the performance of enterprises, and inclusion in environmental performance assessment are discussed in this article. The authors proposed a step-by-step procedure for including the factor of negative impact on the environment in the evaluation of companies’ performance. First, a preliminary consolidated assessment is made by the method of specific damage. Secondly, the economic effect is calculated by the method of generalized indirect estimates. If necessary, clarification of calculations by the method of direct calculation is carried out. When calculating production efficiency indicators, considering the nature protection activities of the enterprise, a method of accounting for the prevented damage is proposed.