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area is constantly increased. Figure 1
gives the percentage representation of the
SMP for technological samples within the
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
prospecting works regarding the total
number of approvals for the SMP for the
certain year.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
A constant increase in the number of
approvals can be seen on a diagram can be
seen on a diagram with the exception of
2004, where there was a small decline. The
largest volume of investments in this type
of investigations was in 2008, while their
fall in 2009 can be explained by the
Procentualni sadržaj URP po godinama
Figure 1. The percentage content of the SMP per year
socalled “economic crisis” and reduced volume
of prospecting works in the country.
Figure 2 presents a diagram of distribution
the mineral raw materials for which the
approvals for SMP were given for taking
the technological samples during prospecting
works for the period 2003 – 2009.
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MINING ENGINEERING