Rare earth ores, including yttrium

Fifteen lanthanides and their close relative yttrium constitute a group of rare earth ores, the demand for which is constantly growing.

The development of our own mineral and raw material base of rare earth metals, woithout which the production of high-quality competitive steels and alloys is impossible, is an urgent need.

Several hundred points of concentration of rare earth ores have been discovered on the territory of Ukraine, ranging from deposits to ore occurrences, which require evaluation.

Overall, this large area is the largest rare-earth metallogenic province in Europe, containing mineralization of almost all known endogenous and exogenous rare-earth formations.

The state balance of mineral reserves of Ukraine includes the Novopoltava deposit of apatite-rare metal ores (Zaporizhzhya region).

The Azov deposit has been discovered in the Azov part of the Ukrainian crystalline shield and is being studied. Based on the results of exploration and evaluation works, a preliminary feasibility study has been prepared.

To increase the mineral and raw material base of rare earth, including yttrium, ores, it is planned to conduct scientific thematic and regional geological research, exploration and exploration and evaluation work within the promising areas of the Ukrainian Crystalline Shield for rare earth mineralization.