Mining by country

Mining in Ukraine

What Ukraine mines: titanium minerals (2.1% of world output, #10), iron ore (2% of world output, #9). Mineral rents are 5.3% of GDP. Below: 4 projects held by listed companies and 7 mines from open mine databases.

Mineral rents5.3%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 90% of countries.
Ores and metals8.2%of merchandise exports, 2024.
Biggest world roleTitanium minerals2.1% of world mine output, #10, 2025.
World top-3 producer of0minerals we track.
On our globe114 projects held by listed companies and 7 mines with open output data.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
  • Rule of law-0.79above 27% of countries
  • Political stability-0.33above 33% of countries
  • Regulatory quality-0.28above 43% of countries
  • Control of corruption-0.69above 30% of countries
Estimates from −2.5 to +2.5; the bar sits at the country's score.

Share of world mine production

MineralWorld shareWorld rankYear
Titanium minerals2.1%102025
Iron ore2%92025

Projects held by listed companies

ProjectCompanyMineralsStage
Poltava GOK (Gorishne-Plavninske-Lavrykivske, GPL) mine and processing - FPMFerrexpoIron oreProducing
Yeristovo (Yerystivske) mine - FYMFerrexpoIron oreProducing
Belanovo (Bilanivske) project - FBMFerrexpoIron oreDevelopment
Galeschyna (Galeschynske) and Vasylivske - Northern DepositsFerrexpoIron oreExploration

Mines

MineMineralsOperatorLatest published output
Central GOKIron ore3,008,822 t (2018)
Ferrexpo Poltava MiningIron ore
Ingulets GOKIron ore8,195,565 t (2018)
Kryvyi RihIron ore6,370,000 t (2019)
Northern GOKIron ore7,003,620 t (2018)
Southern GOKIron ore7,579,380 t (2015)
Sukha BalkaIron ore2,860,000 t (2011)

By mineral

Iron ore minesTitanium minerals mines

World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.