Refractory clays

Ukraine has large reserves of refractory clays explored within the Donetsk folded region, the Dnieper-Donetsk depression, and the sedimentary cover of the Ukrainian crystalline shield.

The State Balance of Mineral Resources of Ukraine includes 18 deposits, of which 4 clay reserve accounting objects of complex deposits are being developed (14 deposits, including 1 accounting object).

However, the reserves of high-quality clays in the largest deposits (Chasiv-Yarskoye, Novoselytske) are almost exhausted, the grade of minerals being mined is decreasing, mining and geological conditions are becoming more complicated, the depth of quarries is increasing and, as a result, the cost of extraction is increasing.

To increase the mineral raw material base of refractory and refractory clays, it is planned to conduct:

-exploration work to identify high-quality refractory clays in the Kalmius-Torez and Bakhmut depressions of the Donetsk region;

- search, evaluation and exploration works in promising areas of refractory and refractory clays within the Dnieper-Donetsk depression (Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions) and promising areas of the Ukrainian Crystalline Shield and its slopes.