Open AccessBaltic Countries Mineral Resources And Aggregates Used In Transport Infrastructure Extraction Analysis
Author(s) -
Mantas Makulavičius,
Henrikas Sivilevičius
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1202/1/012013
Subject(s) - plucking , mineral resource classification , extraction (chemistry) , transport infrastructure , natural resource economics , business , natural resource , geography , economics , engineering , transport engineering , ecology , chemistry , geochemistry , biology , chromatography , meteorology , geology
Mineral resources and aggregates used in transport infrastructure or any other purposes importance is undeniable. Its usage and extraction not only benefits economics and social environment, but also should be sustainable. Regarding to this, analysis of Baltic countries mineral resources and aggregates extraction was conducted. The main purpose of the article is to analyze mineral resources situation in each of the country and provide extraction data for aggregates used in transport infrastructure. Mining and quarrying sector is evaluated in whole country economic picture and period 2008-2020 was analyzed by combining data from all the Baltic countries for aggregates extraction. The article is valuable by putting all Baltic countries in one perspective and sharing newest data. Further investigations could include analysis of factors for aggregates demand and its forecast.