Geology - Mineral Resources

Ukrainian Geological Survey https://www.geo.gov.ua/en/main/

Atlas of Investment Opportunities https://www.geo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/presentations/en/investment-opportunities-in-exploration-production-strategic-and-critical-minerals.pdf

and https://www.geo.gov.ua/en/critical-raw-materials/

U.S. Geological Survey - Minerals Information

The Mineral Industry of Ukraine https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/europe-and-central-eurasia#up

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The Mineral Industries of the Commonwealth of Independent States -- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

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Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025

https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/mcs2025

Ukraine Mineral Information examples

Page 18:

"The Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 provided $600 million for DPA Title III funds for missiles and munitions in support of Ukraine and for strategic and critical materials to expand domestic capacity;"

Page 43:

"A United States-based multinational aluminum producer acquired full control of an Australia-based joint-venture that mined bauxite and produced alumina and aluminum globally. An India-based aluminum producer increased production at its newly expanded alumina refinery in Odisha, to 3.5 million tons per year. In Australia, a 2.2-million-ton-per-year alumina refinery located in Western Australia was idled owing to market conditions and operating costs. A fire at a natural gas pipeline in Queensland, Australia, caused an alumina refinery to declare force majeure. An Indonesia-based mining company began production at its 2.2-million-ton-per-year alumina refinery in the Province of West Kalimantan. A 1.7-million-ton-per-year alumina refinery in Ukraine has remained closed since 2022 owing to the Russia-Ukraine conflict."

Page 75:

"China accounted for 99% of worldwide primary low-purity gallium production. The remaining primary low-purity gallium producers outside of China included Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Russia. Germany, Hungary, and Kazakhstan ceased primary production in 2016, 2015, and 2013, respectively. Ukraine most likely ceased primary production in 2022 because of the conflict with Russia. Owing to China’s 2023 gallium export controls, the United States and other countries are pursuing the start or restart of domestic primary gallium production. At least one company is exploring the feasibility of producing domestic primary gallium."

Page 79:

"Total world diamond production in 2024 was essentially unchanged from that in 2023. In 2024, Russia was the world’s leading diamond producer and exporter by volume. Russia’s state-owned diamond mining company accounted for nearly one-third of global natural diamond production. The United States was one of the world’s leading markets for polished diamonds. In April 2022, the U.S. Government banned the import of rough and finished gem-grade diamonds from Russia, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on the Russian state-owned diamond-mining company to prevent diamond revenues from funding the conflict with Ukraine. The Group of Seven (G7; representatives of the seven leading industrial nations) also announced a ban on Russian diamonds in December 2023, with the goal of limiting Russia’s ability to fund its conflict with Ukraine through diamond sales. The European Union (EU) included the G7 diamond ban into its sanctions package against Russia, making it legally binding on EU member states. The EU ban included diamonds processed in third countries and went into effect on March 1, 2024."

Page 117:

"Global production of manganese ore, on a manganese-content basis, increased slightly from that in 2023. Consumption of manganese closely follows the steel industry. The World Steel Association9 estimated global finished steel consumption would decrease by 0.9% in 2024. An Australia-based company received grants from the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate development of its manganese mine and battery-grade manganese production facility in Arizona. At least two manganese mining and processing plants in Ukraine have remained idle since November 2023 and another two have resumed minimum production since the second quarter of 2024. A manganese mine in northern Australia suspended its operation owing to a tropical cyclone, which contributed to the increase in manganese ore prices in 2024. In May 2024, the European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act entered into force, which includes high-purity manganese (battery grade) as a strategic raw material and manganese as a critical raw material. Manganese is included in the U.S. list of critical minerals."

Critical Minerals - https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/critical-minerals

United States https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/us-geological-survey-releases-2022-list-critical-minerals

Canada https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/minerals-mining/critical-minerals/23414

Quebec https://www.quebec.ca/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles/mines/mineraux-critiques-et-strategiques

France https://www.brgm.fr/fr/solutions/intelligence-minerale-criticite-matieres-premieres

World Critical Mineral examples

https://eos.org/science-updates/geological-surveys-unite-to-improve-critical-mineral-security

https://www.americangeosciences.org/webinars/critical-minerals-forum-2021