According to VIAM CEO Yevgeniy Kablov, Russia experiences the problem of the lithium manufacture. The only lithium manufacturer in Russia is the Novosibirsk Works of Chemical Concentrates (NZKH), which supplies lithium both to the domestic customers and abroad. The enterprise started manufacturing lithium in 1960s. But Russia has no developed raw materials base to produce…
Petro-Consulting LLC, which has recently obtained the special license to mine for lithium ore in Donetsk region with the reserves of 14 million tons, intends to find a major foreign partner to start developing the deposit in 2021. Investments are estimated at $120 million and will be spent to construct the manufacturing infrastructure (electricity, gas,…
The State Geology and Subsoil Service has provided the company Petro-Consulting with the special license to mine for lithium ores at the Shevchenkovskoye lithium deposits in Donetsk region. The company has been granted the license for 20 years. As of early 2018 the deposits were not developed. In early March the Kirovograd region council granted…
The members of the Kirovograd regional council have allowed the Petro-Consulting LLC to mine for lithium in the Dobrovelichkovka district. The company has promised to carry out some investment projects: repair the school, build the blow well for the school, repair two medical premises, etc. According to the company, lithium mining will be carried at…
The authorities of Zabaykalsky krai intend to create a new enterprise to process ore. As the result, the taxes to the local budget will increase by 3 million rubles per year. Investments will reach 1.095 billion rubles. In particular, the construction of premises and infrastructure objects will cost 93.6 million rubles, roads – 2.6 million…
One of the largest lithium deposits in Europe, situated in Kirovograd region, has been given to Ukrainskiye redkiye metally LLC (Ukrainian rare metals). On May 20, Kirovograd regional council voted to allow the company to work at the deposits. The company is believed to be connected with Alexander Pavlyuchenko, a well-known criminal. (Ukrainian metal)