The North of Siberia is characterized by gentle sloping relief, subarctic climate, and the development of a thick layer of permafrost. Permafrost- taiga soils are formed here throughout the whole territory. The article considers their main types developed on the eluvio-deluvium of pre-Quaternary rocks and the regularities of metal distribution in soil profiles of the area of the eastern slope of the Anabar anteclise.

As is known, the formation of secondary scattering halos in cover sediments is mainly influenced by: the primary content and distribution of metals in bedrock and their chemical and mineral composition; climatic, orographic and hydrogeologic conditions; geomorphologic structure of the area; thickness, composition and origin of cover sediments; migration ability of elements or compounds in aqueous media; the presence of media that promote the deposition of metals during their migration ...