Dneprorudnensky Iron Ore Plant LLC, Makeevka, Russia

V. Yu. Labyntsev, General Director Adviser on Technical Affairs

Main Department of Geology and Geoecology of the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), Donetsk, Russia

I. O. Pavlov, Head of Department, Candidate of Geological Sciences

Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), Donetsk, Russia

V. D. Ukolov, Head of Department, skifuv@yandex.com

Mineral resources of the Donetsk People’s Republic are described. The area of the DPR has a unique geological structure combining features of folding and platform. The geological and tectonic structure of the area is characterized. Different types of mineral resources are evaluated and the promising trends in their development are identified. Alongside with coal fields, the DPR holds deposits and occurrences of other solid minerals. The Republic also possesses many and various nonmetallic mineral resources and explored ore reserves. The latter include iron (ferruginous quartzite), mercury and antimony, vanadium–titanium magnetite, zirconium, lithium and rare earths. Occurrences of polymetals, copper and gold are still waiting for appraisal.

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