Contribution of Mining Industry in Chosen EU Countries to the Sustainability Issues

In recent years, the mining industry has achieved an important position in national economy due to its increasing productivity. However, since 2000, there have been signs of a slowdown, resulting from and local conditions industry. It is for these reasons that we concluded this type must be assessed not only economic but also regional sectors, because performance directly affected by value mineral deposits structure other industries. The present paper aims analyze development Slovakia, comparison with similar chosen European Union countries. Slovakia considered as country resources mineral-based products representing part Slovakia’s foreign trade, significant imported including mainly fuels ore raw materials. economics through growth rate gross domestic product (GDP) aspect economy. aspects are evaluated multi-criteria method Technique Order Preference Similarity Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), which best development. results detailed quantitative analyses selected indicators individual countries show fluctuating trend during observed period, characterized disparities. Such can used determine material policies relevant