The Russian Ministry of Defense informed about the occupation of the town on June 26. Based on the data of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Deepstate confirmed the occupation of this area on its interactive map. The Shevchenko deposit, discovered in 1982, covers about 40 ha. According to the data of the National Academy of Ukraine, it contains over 90 percent. Fold the pominoen, from which it is possible to bring out relatively cheaply lit. In addition, rare lands were also discovered there – tantal, Niob, Beryl, Cez and Rubid. As journalists write “Le Figaro”, in connection with the global increase in the demand for raw materials for the production of batteries and electronics, this could be a strategically important source.
Earlier, the Russian army occupied the deposits under the town of Kruta Bałka in the Zaporoski region. In this way, currently under Russia's control there are two of the four known lithium deposits in Ukraine. The other two – Dobra and Połchów – are located in the Kirowogradz region. The total lithium resources in Ukraine from 1991 are estimated at 500 thousand. tone. However, before the Russian full -scale invasion, none of the Ukrainian deposits was exploited on an industrial scale.
At the end of April, Ukraine and the United States signed a contract regarding mineral resources, which was discussed from the moment the President's office was taken by Donald Trump in January. The contract provides Establishment of the American-Ukrainian Investment Fundwhich will be affected by income from the operation and sales of Ukrainian mineral resources. These funds are to be invested in new projects and the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war.
In mid -June The Ukrainian authorities agreed to start the process of admission of private companies for the operation of the Little Complex in Dobra's town in the Kirowogradz region. As the New York Times writes, one of the likely candidates for the lithum of lithium is 81-year-old billionaire, a friend of the US President Donald Trump and head of the World European Congress Ronald Lauder, a family from the founders of the founders of the American cosmetics company Estee Lauder.
