The paper presents the typology of forms of disturbance of natural conditions and types of technological objects used in the development of mineral deposits of the cryolithozone by open-cut mining. The reasons for the formation of talik zones (reservoirs) of technogenic-natural genesis, accumulating useful components, as well as harmful chemical elements, artificially introduced into the rock massif during the development of placer gold deposits in the cryolithozone conditions are considered.