Mining

The publication “Krisenvorsorgemanagement” on the management of crisis preparedness measures provides in-depth information on the inventory and management of potential crisis scenarios to the interested public.

The basis of the Austrian mining law is the Mineral Resources Act - MinroG of 1999.

According to Section 185 of the Mineral Raw Materials Act (Mineralrohstoffgesetz, MinroG) the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism has to keep priority notices on all mining rights, together with survey maps of those areas to which they refer, and to make certain data freely available on the Internet.

The Interactive Raw Material Information System IRIS Online is the updated web version of the Metallogenic Map of Austria (Metallogenetischen Karte von Österreich) 1:500.000, which was originally published in 1997, and the accompanying explanatory publication entitled “Manual of Deposits of Ores, Industrial Minerals and Energy Raw Materials” (Handbuch der Lagerstätten der Erze, Industrieminerale und Energierohstoffe).

In the annual publication "WORLD MINING DATA" production figures of 65 mineral commodities from 168 countries are summarized and statistically evaluated. This information is available in tabular form.