Projects / Programmes
January 1, 1999
- December 31, 2003
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 1.06.00 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Geology |
|
| 2.07.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Computer science and informatics |
|
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| P430 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Mineral deposits, economic geology |
| P460 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Sedimentology |
| P420 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry |
| T440 |
Technological sciences |
Non-metallic mineral technology |
| S184 |
Social sciences |
Economic planning |
| S120 |
Social sciences |
Environmental law |
Researchers (13)
Organisations (1)
| no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
0215 |
Geological Survey of Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
5051410000 |
11,308 |
Abstract
The term mineral resources comprises metallic, non-metallic and energy raw materials. The research programme considers the entire cycle of mineral resources: environment – origin of deposit – erosion of deposit – environment. Before final erosion of deposit appears Man often interfere in this natural cycle with exploitation the mineral raw materials, and their preparation for general human use. A part of this material reappears later on as waste material. Some of the latter could be processed (recycled), while the remains are deposited in repository sites from where they can partly leak into environment. The first mentioned natural cycle of mineral raw materials will be the objective of the basic research that will comprise complex investigations of individual mineral deposits. This should give answers on their structure and genesis of mineral deposits. The results will contribute to better understanding of the structure of the Slovenian territory and will be presented as parts of Atlas of mineral raw materials. The second cycle, caused by human activity for maintaining the civilizatory progress, is the objective of infrastructural, applied investigations. Their goal is to establish structure, quality and reserves of the mineral deposits in Slovenia and assessment of exploitation, processing and waste repository influences on the environment. Evaluation methods on such a basis can provide objective and reliable economic and environmental estimates of the mineral resources potential.
The goal of basic and applied research of mineral resources is to provide new proofs on the existence of mineral resources - based on geological, petrological, sedimentological, mineralogical, metallogenical, geochemical, petrophysical and geophysical information - for perspective areas in Slovenia. The results should attract economy for additional investments into investigation and exploitation of local mineral deposits. The research and data collection will contribute to the national database on mineral deposits, in digital, textual, graphic and material forms.
The research program Mineral Resources is integrative and to a large degree interdisciplinary, so that coordination with other programmes and projects within the Geologic Survey of Slovenia as well as in other research institutions and academia in Slovenia and abroad is useful, necessary and urgent.
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