📋 Tender Overview
With todays order of the government a thematic plan for Harju mineral resources will be initiated which will set national land use priorities in the field of mining. The plan defines the location of promising construction mineral resources and peat exploration areas and mining areas as well as the expansion of existing quarries.This is a long-term strategic plan which is important for defining national interests in the construction and renovation of infrastructure objects said Minister of Public Administration Jaak Aab. The aim is also to proceed from the interests of local governments communities residents and mining companies and to find solutions to balance them.The whole Harju county with an area of 4333 km2 is included in the planning area which includes 16 local governments Keila city Loksa city Maardu city Tallinn city Anija municipality Harku municipality Jelhtme municipality Kiili municipality Kose municipality Viimsi municipality Saue municipality Saku municipality Rae parish Lne-Harju parish Kuusalu parish Raasiku parish. The plan plans the general spatial development directions of the countys mineral resources provides guidelines and sets specific conditions for the preparation of local government general plans. If necessary proposals are also made to specify the conditions for the use of state and local government protected areas and protected objects.In co-operation with the planning consultant the Ministry of the Environment the Environmental Board the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications the Estonian Geological Survey and other parties a methodology will be developed to categorize existing and promising deposits quarries and exploration areas according to their use.Following the establishment of the thematic plan the state will be able to direct companies with an interest in mining to carry out geological surveys in promising areas defined without a plan. In addition the plan envisages guidelines for the use of the areas specified in the plan. Categorization helps to control the sustainable use of resources in the earths crust the time required to deplete quarries and the remediation of mined areas.
