Raw Materials Initiative and Member State - Slovenia Slavko Solar, Geological survey of Slovenia Gabriela Borc-Smolic, Ministry of Economy of Slovenia Conference 'Mineral Resources for Europe‘, Prague, April 28-29, 2009
Content Current state of play in mining sector of Slovenia Mineral resource potential and production Revising Mining Act National mineral resource management programme Raw Materials Initiative’s challenges for Slovenia II. and III. Pillar and horizontal cooperation Future steps
Mineral production
Mineral potential
Revising Mining Act Why?: disharmony, simplification Topics: Mining rights, Inspectorate, permits, competent person register Schedule: fall 2009 Actors: All stakeholders Desired outcome: improved and easier procedures - implementation
National Mineral Resource Management programme General programme with Environmental Impact Assessment / Nature conservation supplement Main features: SD based preamble State of the play and perspectives Goals (general and specific) Conditions, Principles, Spatial and environmental considerations, exploration & research, …
GeoZS Perspective on Raw Materials Initiavite
Raw Materials Initiative’s challenges for Slovenia II. Pillar III. Pillar Horizontal, inter-sectorial cooperation
II. Pillar Issues Framework conditions Knowledge base, Research projects & Cohesion policy funding, Skills shortage, and Public awareness.
Geological survey of Slovenia LEAD PARTNER South East Europe project: SARMa Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management Geological survey of Slovenia LEAD PARTNER
II. European Minerals Day 15-17. May 2009 in Slovenia Termit Marmor Hotavlje Idrija Mežica GeoZS http://www.geo-zs.si II. European Minerals Day 15-17. May 2009 http://www.mineralsday.eu
III. Pillar Issues Resource efficiency, Resource-efficient products, Secondary raw materials, Recycling of secondary raw materials, Recycling, and Renewable raw materials.
Horizontal cooperation Horizontal, inter-sectorial cooperation among ministries (economy, environment, administration, research and technology, regional development and others….)
Future steps … Revision of Mining Act Implementation of National Mineral Resource Programme Commodity Programmes