The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Oleh Hotsynets as the Director General of the Ukrainian Geological Survey on November 29.

Together with representatives of relevant ministries of Ukraine and members of the European Commission, I participated in the seventh meeting of Cluster 2 of the Subcommittee on Economy and Other Sectoral Cooperation of the Association Committee between Ukraine and the EU. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss current issues of cooperation, in particular … Read more

 Met with representatives of business, foreign embassies and authorities at “Mining day”, organized by the European Business Association. According to the results of the Association’s poll, 8 out of 10 subsoil users consider the mining industry attractive for investment, and Ukraine’s minerals resource potential is estimated at 8/10 points.  The mining sector remains the basis … Read more

 Currently, the Ukrainian Geological Survey has already worked as the Single Contact for subsoil issues for license-holders in Ukraine, widely using digital solutions to provide all key services: online search of geodata, submission of applications through E-cabinet, bidding for licenses through online auctions, receiving e-license, and online reporting about the results of operation. «On tip … Read more

Director General of Ukrainian Geological Survey Roman Opimakh together with Ukrainian mining companies presented the mineral potential of Ukraine at the Ukraine Recovery Conference. The world’s transition to green energy needs to secure supply chains because the current demand for leading-edge technologies will put immense pressure on the sources of supply. Ukraine’s critical minerals sector … Read more

During the EBRD’s 2024 Annual Meeting and Business Forum, the Ukrainian Geological Survey and the Geoinform of Ukraine were awarded with a Digital Award – Ukraine’s Critical Raw Materials Market Development. A Memorandum of Understanding between the Ukrainian Geological Survey and the EBRD was signed in November, 2022. That collaboration should felicitate the development of … Read more

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

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

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

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