Investment Opportunities in Ukraine's Mineral Resources
In Ukraine, U.S. representatives were shown new mineral sites that could serve as the foundation for an investment recovery fund.
This was reported by the Minister of Economy, Oleksiy Sobolev.
“Together with a delegation from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, we visited the Kirovohrad region to assess the investment potential for extraction and processing in this area,” he noted.
According to him, they visited the Byrzulivsky mining and processing plant and the Likarivske deposit, both of which are considered for inclusion in the fund's project portfolio.
“Here, titanium ores are primarily extracted, and in the future, zirconium ores are also planned for extraction. There are also potential hafnium deposits, a rare earth metal used in nuclear energy and aerospace,” Sobolev added.
He reminded that Ukraine is one of the key suppliers of titanium globally, which is utilized in defense, aerospace, and high-tech industries. There is significant demand for it in both the USA and countries in Europe and Latin America.
It is worth mentioning that on April 30, 2025, Ukraine and the USA signed an agreement regarding minerals, which foresees the establishment of a Ukrainian-American investment fund to operate with Ukrainian resources. The Ukrainian delegation held technical consultations in Washington on April 11-12 with the administration of President Donald Trump regarding the agreement on access to mineral resources. Svyrydenko published the text of the memorandum with the USA concerning the completion of the official agreement on economic partnership and the investment fund for reconstruction. The future joint investment fund of Ukraine and the USA will have the right to invest in both the development of mineral deposits and infrastructure projects.
