Departman za ekonomsku geologiju, Rudarsko-geološki fakultet, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Departman za ekonomsku geologiju, Rudarsko-geološki fakultet, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
There are a few hundred clays deposits in Republic Serbia and about 200 brickyards. Among geological-economic (industrial) types of clays the most important position hold the fire-ceramic and common (brick) clays, but of significant economic importance are some deposits of bentonite, kaolin, expanding clays and as well as sepiolite raw materials.
This paper presents the priority criteria and indicators of sustainable development in Serbian clays mineral sector as soon as their role at the estimation of its contribution to entire social-economic development in the Republic.
In direct development and application of preliminary, especially optimal criteria and indicators of
sustainable development in cčlays mineral sector, there are some specific features which require suitable, explicative and comparative analyses, with adequate using available worlds experience in this area.
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