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The paper determines tendencies of modern economy development. The key role in the expanded reproduction of innovation processes in the regions in modern conditions belongs to the enhancement of human capital. Regions are actively increasing their efforts in creating innovative infrastructure, knowledge-intensive industries, while success of regional development is directly related to the effectiveness and cohesion of all innovation infrastructure elements. An indispensable condition for the successful development of innovative infrastructure and high-tech industries is the region economy saturation with highly qualified personnel, particularly mining, trained in view of the projected trends of innovative development.