English: Russian Federation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology. Breast Badge «Honoured Underground Surveyor». Instituted on 26 December 2006. Awarded to civil servants of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, the federal service, federal agencies under the supervision of the Ministry and their territorial bodies, employees of subordinate organizations and enterprises and other persons who worked in geology for at least 15 years of fruitful work and with great contributions to the development of mineral resources in Russia, the scientific rationale for sending exploration work, the opening of mineral deposits, the introduction of scientific and technological advances in the practice of geological exploration work, for outstanding results achieved in production activities, for merit in training and education of the geological staff and successful cooperation with foreign countries in the field of geology.