Role of mineral deposits in the national economy of Latvia in 1935-2011
2013
Curkina, I., Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga (Latvia). Inst. of Economics | Sproge, I., Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga (Latvia). Inst. of Economics | Jekabsone, S., University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
Extraction of mineral deposits has quite a long history in Latvia; however, fundamental studies of available resources have been started only after the World War I. At various periods, the consumption of mineral resources has been mainly determined by the intensity of construction works. Besides, the sales of ready products in this sector and the value of the products sold to the European countries have increased following the transition to the market economy. In the article, the authors mainly analyse the trends of the utilisation of mineral resources for the construction needs and peat.
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