Despite a number of obstacles, Ukraine’s mining sector remains attractive to investors: over three-quarters of companies operating in this field view it as promising for investment.
This is reported by Finway
Main Factors Holding Back Investment
During the Mining Day 2025 conference, Deputy Minister of Economy Yegor Perelygin noted that the main barriers to a more active influx of investment in mineral extraction remain the war, difficulties in attracting long-term financing, and the need to adapt geological information to international standards. According to him, the American-Ukrainian Investment Fund will partially help address the financing issue, and the government is already working to make geological information more understandable for potential investors.
Legal and Energy Challenges for Business
Yulia Lushpyienko, a representative of BGV Group Management, emphasized that one of the main problems for investors is the inconsistency of Ukrainian legislation with international standards for subsoil use. Another significant restraining factor is the high cost of electricity, which may reduce interest in developing processing industries in the country.
Despite these challenges, companies in the sector demonstrate a strong interest in developing the Ukrainian market. According to a survey, 78% of enterprises consider the sector to be investment-attractive, and 68% of them continue to invest in the development of their assets. From 2023 to 2025, half of the companies invested up to 10 million US dollars in the mining sector.
“The factors that restrain the increase in the influx of investment in mineral extraction in Ukraine are the war, the search for long-term financing, and the adaptation of geological information to international standards.”