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10000<br />

thousands of cubic metres<br />

8000<br />

6000<br />

4000<br />

2000<br />

0<br />

construction dolomite<br />

cement and technical grade limestone<br />

construction gravel<br />

construction limestone<br />

construction sand<br />

260<br />

421<br />

2070 1922 1157<br />

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2030<br />

Figure 3.4. Mining of mineral resources used in construction in 1992–2008. The objective of the Estonian Environmental Strategy<br />

2030 is to keep the mined volumes on the level of 2005. Data: Land Board, Statistics Estonia.<br />

construction sand<br />

construction gravel<br />

construction limestone<br />

the objective of the Estonian<br />

Environmental Strategy 2030<br />

thousands of cubic metres<br />

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2030<br />

Figure 3.5. Mining volumes of the three most-mined mineral resources used in construction, 1992–2008.<br />

Data: Land Board, Statistics Estonia.<br />

Sources:<br />

• Eesti statistika aastaraamat 2008. Statistical Yearbook of Estonia<br />

(2008). / Ed. S. Linnas. Tallinn: Statistics Estonia<br />

[WWW] http://www.stat.ee/18920<br />

• Land Board website.<br />

[WWW] http://www.maaamet.ee (27.03.<strong>2009</strong>)<br />

• Statistics database.<br />

[WWW] http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/dialog/statfile2.asp<br />

(09.04.<strong>2009</strong>)<br />

• Statistics Estonia website. [WWW] http://www.stat.ee<br />

(09.04.<strong>2009</strong>)<br />

Read more:<br />

• Estonian Environment Information Centre website.<br />

4000<br />

[WWW] http://www.keskkonnainfo.ee/<br />

index.php?lan=EN&sid=660&tid=594&l1=2 (peat resources)<br />

3500<br />

• Ministry of the Environment website.<br />

[WWW] http://www.envir.ee/445160 (mineral resources)<br />

3000<br />

• National arrangement of mining mineral resources used in<br />

construction. Report of 2500 the National Audit Office to the Riigikogu.<br />

[WWW] http://www.riigikontroll.ee/?lang=en<br />

(audit reports <strong>2009</strong>) 2000<br />

1500<br />

39<br />

1000

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