Rudarski radovi br 4 2011 - Institut za rudarstvo i metalurgiju Bor

During the years, the company had<br />
changed its form, thus adjusting to<br />
changes into economic systems of the<br />
country. At first, it was state-owned, then<br />
it was self-managed working organization,<br />
Currently, the company consists of a<br />
parent company and three dependent companies<br />
–Copper Mines Bor, Copper Mine<br />
Majdanpek and Copper Smelter and Refinery<br />
Bor. Relations between units is managed<br />
in order to function as a single company.<br />
This paper considers some characteristics<br />
of RTB Bor business economy in the<br />
transition period.<br />
THE AVAILABLE ORE RESERVES<br />
The Bor metalogenetic zone includes<br />
significant copper ore reserves. According<br />
to the available data, the ore reserves in<br />
Fig. 1. Organization scheme of RTB Bor Group [8]<br />
then it was holding company and finally,<br />
now it is state-owned, again. This is not<br />
final status, since the company has to face<br />
the permanent ownership restructuring.<br />
deposits of active mines of RTB Bor are<br />
1.2 billion tons, what means that<br />
4,663,321 t of copper, 158,446 kg of gold<br />
and 1,243,228 kg of silver could be extracted.<br />
That is why numerous international<br />
companies show interest for the<br />
exploratory works at some locations. It is<br />
estimated that some 2% of global copper<br />
ore reserves lay in Serbia.<br />
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MINING ENGINEERING