Partnership development with BRGM

Director General of Ukrainian Geological Survey Roman Opimakh had a meeting with Deputy Director General and Scientific Director of BRGM Christophe Poinsot. Parties discussed critical raw materials, harmonization of legislation and partnership. Ukraine and France have long-standing and productive relations in the field of geology. Currently, the geological services of both countries are cooperating on … Read more

CRMs are in the focus of the International Energy Agency

Director General of Ukrainian Geological Survey Roman Opimakh joined the Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit held by the International Energy Agency CRMs are in a main agenda of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which put together high representatives of states, mining business community, and international public society. The immense efforts have to be done … Read more

Ukraine could be a partner for the United Kingdom in the production and processing of critical raw materials 

Director General of the Ukrainian Geological Survey Roman Opimakh had a meeting with the UK critical minerals intelligence centre. «There are 30 mining business opportunities in the Investment Atlas. These unlicensed fields could be nominated for open auction or international tender. On top of that, we placed over 50 deposits of CRMs on an interactive … Read more

15 billions of investment is required to set up ten priority CRMs mining projects in Ukraine

Mineral resources team of Ukraine headed by Roman Opimakh presented a list of mining business opportunities during the Ukrainian Recovery Conference, which took place in London.  Ukraine proposes a wide range of mining investment opportunities. Nearly a 100 projects of the main ten critical raw materials (Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon, Lithium, Graphite, Nickel, Beryllium, Rare Earth … Read more

Ukrainian Geological Survey invited the Alberta Energy Regulator to support the digitization of the geological data of Ukraine

Director General of UGS Roman Opimakh participated in the Alberta Energy Mission to Poland, organized by the Embassy of Canada in Poland and the government of the province of Alberta. Diplomatic representatives, the Polish government, and more than 25 energy companies from the province of Alberta, Poland and Ukraine discussed business cooperation regarding the prospects … Read more

Ukraine’s Critical Minerals: Business Opportunities for a United Europe 

The Director General of the Ukrainian Geological Survey took part in the 5th edition of the Raw Materials Summit in Brussels. The summit featured over 100 speakers, including policymakers, industry leaders, innovators, and over 850 attendees. Critical raw materials are vital to Europe’s successful green transitions, and Ukraine has a lot to bring to the … Read more

UN Framework Classification for Resources will be instrumental in the EU Critical Raw Materials strategy

The EU relies almost exclusively on imports from a small pool of exporters, and for some materials from just one supplier. The draft EU Critical Raw Materials Act sets the EU strategy to ensure a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) will be a cornerstone of this strategy. According to the Critical … Read more

Large Mining Reform in Ukraine

It’s going to come into effect this March, 28 The Mining Reform is adopted by the parliament of Ukraine in December 2022 will take effect in one month in order to increase investment attractiveness of the national upstream industry through ensuring user-friendly rules for access to mineral resources, updating industry regulation using international best practices … Read more

The Government has adopted a solid decision to attract bigger investment in the mining industry of Ukraine



The list of minerals of strategic importance for the sustainable development of the national economy and defense will make available the new areas for lisencing through tenders for production sharing agreements. Ukraine needs investments more than ever to restore and further develop its economy. Transparent and clear terms of cooperation under PSA terms will stimulate … Read more

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