scholarly journals SUPPLY CHAINS OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AND MONTANISTIC TOURISM

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Ctirad Schejbal

Abstract Supply chains in the mineral raw material industry take different forms depending on requirements, the placement of resources and points of consumption, and the nature of geological, morphological and botanical landscape type. Hitherto, in the context of montanistic tourism, the attention is paid primarily to the objects associated with the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources. Professionally and touristically, processes of transport of mineral raw materials and products of their processing can be interesting. Therefore, during the selection, development and implementation of montanistic tourism products, it will be useful to focus on these parts of a supply chain, especially if they are implemented in areas with high levels of geodiversity and biodiversity.

Author(s):  
Jakob Kløve Keiding ◽  
Per Kalvig ◽  
Claus Ditlefsen ◽  
Steen Lomholt ◽  
Peter Roll Jakobsen

Aggregates and other mineral raw materials are important prerequisites for the continual development of the infrastructure and economic growth of a country. Th e production of these raw materials in Denmark amounted to c. 4.5 m3 per capita in 2012, which was 57% higher than the average in EU and EFTA countries (UEPG 2014). In this perspective, it is essential to locate and assess the Danish mineral resources in order to plan future exploitation, especially in densely populated regions where both spatial competition for landuse and demands for raw materials are high. Here we present the methods used in a recent resource evaluation that for the fi rst time includes Danish resources both on land and at sea and summarises some of the main fi ndings of this analysis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Oikonomou ◽  
Dimitris Damigos

Mineral raw materials prices have been shown to be affected by macroeconomic factors such as aggregate demand and commodity-specific factors (e.g., supply shocks). In addition, it has been shown that certain mineral raw material prices co-move, meaning that they behave similarly during expansion and contraction phases of the international business cycles. In order to assess the behavior similarity of the prices of different mineral raw materials, we propose a method that utilizes extracted features of time series price data and unsupervised learning techniques to create clusters of price movements having similar long-term behavior.


2021 ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Zh.M. Matviishyna ◽  
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S.P. Doroshkevych ◽  
A.S. Kushnir ◽  
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The main properties and features of clay rocks, which are the basic raw materials for the manufacture of ceramic products are outlined. The main morphogenetic, physicochemical and geochronological characteristics of clay rocks of the Opishnyanske deposits (Poltava region) are covered, the natural conditions of this mineral raw material formation in the late Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene are reconstructed, the role of paleogeographic conditions in their formation and accumulation is estimated. Perspective locations of their place position are marked out basing on paleogeographical data.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Damir Baraković

Mineral resources as natural resources constitute the backbone of the development of the nationaleconomy of each country, and their valorization should be classified into its strategic developmentplans. Polyvalent industrial branches of the economy today are unthinkable without adequate supply ofraw materials, analysis of raw material base, their preparation and processing, technology of breedingand possible application.Due to the geological structure of the municipality of Gračanica, carbonate raw materials are one of themost important non-metallic mineral raw materials. In the territory of the municipality of Gračanicathere are numerous areas with deposits of carbonate raw materials (architectural and constructional andtechnical-construction stone), among which the "Sklop" deposit occupies the most important place. Thispaper presents the geological characteristics, types of carbonate raw materials, deposits, reserves,quality and potentiality.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Stavroula Giannakopoulou ◽  
Fotini Chalkiopoulou ◽  
Katerina Adam

The mineral raw materials’ resource efficiency is currently recognized in Europe as the way for the future development of the European mining economies. With this aim, a West Balkan Mineral Register was created in the EIT Raw Materials RESEERVE Project, including Primary and Secondary Raw Materials of six Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (ESEE) countries, i.e., Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Within the Project, a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) and Gap Analysis was also performed for the development of the raw material sector in the region. This paper summarizes the main strengths to be exploited, i.e., the significant geological potential, the presence of critical raw materials (e.g., Sb, Co, REEs) in primary and secondary raw materials, and the challenges to address, i.e., compliance of resources/reserves classification with international standards, integration of state’s mineral policy with spatial planning strategies, improvement of the business environment, capacity building of the raw materials workforce and enhancement of the public acceptance of the sector, in order to achieve the sustainable development of the mineral resources of the six ESEE countries. These opportunities comply with the objectives of the EU Raw Materials Initiative and are expected to contribute in the further enhancement of those economies in transition for the upcoming years.


The purpose of the article is using the data of Geoinform of Ukraine on the current state of the mineral resource base of the country, to regionalize its territory by combining explored mineral deposits and production-territorial complexes formed on their basis with a mineral raw material orientation. Research results. The article is written in the context of the constructive-geographical direction of studying the geography of mineral resources, which has been developing in the last decades in Ukraine. In particular, three approaches to regionalization of territorial combinations of mineral deposits are compared and analyzed: geological, economic-geographical and mining, which will contribute to their interconnection in characterizing the mineral-raw materials complexes of individual regions. The authors’ own interpretations of discussion definitions of mining terminology are proposed. Based on the results of previous studies and taking into account the current state of the mineral resource base, economic-geographical and mining zoning of the territory of Ukraine has been carried out for groups of explored mineral deposits. Within Ukraine, four mineral resource zones are allocated: Prydniprovsko-Pryazovska, Eastern Ukrainian, Donetsko-Slovianska and Prykarpatska, as well as several territorially separate structures: Zakarpatskyi, Lvivsko-Volynskyi, Podilskyi, Kerchenskyi, Krymskyi macrodistricts, Zhytomyrskyi and Pobuzkyi districts. A detailed description of the mineral and raw material specifications of these structures and their constituent parts, the features and prospects of their exploitation, the formation of territorial-production complexes of mineral and raw materials orientation are submitted. Scientific novelty. For the first time, various approaches to the regionalization of territorial groupings of mineral deposits and mining territories are compared, the basic definitions of mining regionalization are presented, and on this basis their own variant of zoning the territory of Ukraine on mineral resources is proposed. Practical value. The economic, geographical and mining zoning of the territory of Ukraine according to the forms of concentration of mineral deposits and mining areas will help create the scientific basis for optimizing the structure of the mining industry, ensuring the effective use of mineral raw materials, and developing the country's raw material complex.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (50) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Podgorny M ◽  
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Lukianchenko O ◽  
Rakhimi Y ◽  
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The article proposes an approach to solving economic and social problems, which consists in the development of methodological foundations for the construction of logistics processes. The object of the research is the information support processes for complete supply chains. The purpose of the work is to increase the efficiency of the functioning of complete supply chains by creating information technology for the management of material flows within the supply chain. The research method is a systematic approach. The typical object here is the complete supply chain (CSC) of goods, it is a complex socio-economic system that consists of a large number of raw material suppliers, target enterprise (processing and packaging), warehouse terminals, distributors, customs brokers, 3PL and 4PL suppliers, retailers ... The interaction between CSC participants is a collection of continuous material, financial and information flows and services, from sources of raw materials to the final consumer. The value of the study for solving economic and social problems lies in the development of methodological foundations for the construction of logistics processes. Predictive assumptions for the development of the research object - using the proposed approaches and methods of informatization, it is possible to increase the efficiency of CSC functioning, simplify organizational management structures and create better conditions for awareness. KEY WORDS: SYSTEM APPROACH, FULL SUPPLY CHAIN, DYNAMIC SYSTEM.


2021 ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Guenter TIESS ◽  
Iryna SOKOLOVA ◽  
Serhii KLOCHKOV

The paper analyzes the changes in commodity market distortions, competing land use types, raw material demand for development, and rapid diffusion of key enabling technologies meeting the requirements of constant, dynamic development of major European industries. The author gives the relationship between the dynamics for mineral resources consumption growth, and changes in the conditions of production of these resources. Contains a critical review of methods for predicting the mineral resources dependency, including an estimated forecasting method based on guidelines for the evaluation of needs for natural resources and their substitutes.    One of the principles is comprehensive and integrated resource recovery. In a nutshell, this new approach argues that any operation should disturb a mine site only once and extract all useful materials using an optimised integrated flowsheet. This principle also requires that all by-products and residues are (re)used and that by-products and tailings at the end of life to be ‘future-proofed’, i.e. they should retain their ability to continue to be of value into the distant future where technology/economy may make feasible their use.    It is noted that access to and affordability of mineral raw materials are crucial for the sound functioning of the EU’s economy. A new 2020 list of critical mineral raw materials is presented and ways to compensate for the CRM deficit are described in detail.    Separately noted that the mineral policy is needed to be meticulously treated to facilitate company investment security, streamline permitting and access to minerals in a line with the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Bioeconomy Strategy and the European Industrial Strategy. Concerning, the latest steps towards Europe economically resilient by a framework for raw materials and the Circular Economy – creation of European Raw Materials Alliance recognized as particularly effective.    Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management represented as a robust, fit-for-purpose international standard for the safer management of tailings storage facilities.    The argument is given that since the land issue is one of the most delicate in a densely populated areas heavily dependent on agriculture, housing, infrastructure or other nonmineral development, a fair and equitable distribution of land is important for a mineral perspective.    There is also the need for strategic and open network between political, industrial and local communities through the exchange of information to enhance knowledge, experience and skills between stakeholders. Social acceptance of that idea is a fundamental element that must be addressed to develop a confl ict-free area for mineral development activities.    The conclusions indicate that we would like to emphasize that the main task of today is to create an effective system for monitoring the movement of raw materials along the entire added-value chain. The ability to quickly identify and respond to challenges in mineral policy will provide leadership in EU strategic technologies and industries. This process has already started with the creation of the European Raw Materials Alliance ERMA. State institutions, businesses, scientific institutions, and civil society in the close dialogue are able to ensure sustainable development and security of civilization as a whole. 


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.K. Mustafin ◽  
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A.N. Trifonov ◽  
K.K. Struchkov ◽  
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The features of the geological structure and composition of the complex mineral raw materials of the combustible shale basins of the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are considered. It is shown that oil shale, different in time of formation and composition, is a complex mineral raw material for the energy and chemical industries. The solution of urgent problems of forecasting, assessment and effective development of complex mineral raw materials requires a combination of the capabilities of basin analysis, mineralogical and technological research, modeling with elements of system engineering.


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