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Spatial, Development and Resource Characteristics of Mineral Row Material Management in Koprivnica- Križevci County

Mineral raw materials are a non-renewable resource important for the Republic of Croatia. In the Koprivnica-Križevci County there are rich deposits of energy minerals – hydrocarbons (oil and gas and geothermal water) and non-energy minerals (for the production of construction materials – technical- construction stone, construction sand and gravel from non-renewable deposits and brick clay. Regarding the exploration and exploitation of mineral raw material, there are certain problems, especially in relation to the environment, given the specifics of these activities. The exploitation of mineral raw material inevitably means a certain degradation of space in relation to the original state, given that the image of space is constantly changing. Although the areas are rehabilitated after the cessation of mining activities (or planned to be rehabilitated according to the rehabilitation project which is an integral part of the documentation for the approval of the exploitation field), the possibilities of using and the purpose of space after exploitation are often limited, especially after gravel and sand exploitation. In this paper, we present the data on the spatial, resource and development characteristics of mineral raw material management in the Koprivnica-Križevci County. This paper provides a list of currently active, planned, inactive, deleted exploitation fields and exploration areas in the Koprivnica- Križevci County.

mineral raw materials ; exploitation fields ; exploration area ; economy ; Koprivnica-Križevci County

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