Towards Better Valorisation of Industrial Minerals and Rocks in Serbia—Case Study of Industrial Clays

Vladimir Simić, Dragana Životić and Zoran Miladinović
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Vladimir Simić: Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade, Djusina 7, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Dragana Životić: Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade, Djusina 7, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Zoran Miladinović: Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade, Djusina 7, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Resources, 2021, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: The improvement in valorisation of industrial minerals and rocks in Serbia is related to improvement of legislation, and to adoption of best possible techniques for geological exploration and estimation of resources/reserves. Therefore, we analyzed the actual practice in the field of geological exploration which has not changed significantly in the last 30 years, as well as legislation related to the mining industry and access to land. The improvement of legislation mostly depends on the state authorities. Contrary to that, the enhancement of geological exploration methodology should be the issue of experts working in that area of the mining industry but is also very much related to the existing legislation. Serbia still has very strictly prescribed procedures, which are generally good; however, it is an overly complicated and restrictive system for performing geological exploration and evaluation of mineral deposits. The most important improvements in legislation in the last twenty years are presented and discussed, as well as problems that still need to be solved and solutions found to fully understand the potential of industrial minerals and rocks in Serbia.

Keywords: industrial clays; legal framework; geological exploration; exploration results reporting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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