The majority of companies operating in the field of subsoil use in Ukraine positively assess the investment attractiveness of the industry, despite a number of serious challenges. According to recent data, 78% of enterprises consider Ukraine’s extractive sector promising for investment.
This is reported by Business • Media
Key Barriers for Investors
At the Mining Day 2025 conference, Deputy Minister of Economy Yegor Perelygin noted that the main factors hindering investment in mineral extraction remain military actions, difficulties in securing long-term financing, and the inconsistency of geological information with international standards. According to the official, addressing the financing issue is partially possible thanks to the American-Ukrainian Investment Fund. The state is also working on adapting and unifying geological information for investors.
“The factors that restrain the increase in the influx of investments into mineral extraction in Ukraine are the war, the search for long-term financing, and the adaptation of geological information to international standards.”
Additional Challenges for Subsoil Users
Yulia Lushpyienko, a representative of BGV Group Management, emphasized that one of the main problems remains the discrepancies between Ukrainian legislation and international standards in the field of subsoil use. She also pointed out that the high cost of electricity may limit the development of processing enterprises and hinder additional investments in the industry.
Despite the challenging situation, 68% of companies continue to invest in the extractive sector. Between 2023 and 2025, half of them invested amounts up to 10 million US dollars in the development of the industry.