Not to mention lithium: https://gmk.center/en/news/european-lithium-to-buy-ukrainian-lithium-mines-in-a-year/
On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 3:00 PM Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > > *Ukraine is about the size of Texas and has a population of over 40 > million. * > > *In terms of economic potential - Ukraine ranks:* > > *1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores* > > *2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore > reserves* > > *2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores * > > *2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons)* > > *2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves* > > *3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 > trillion cubic meters)* > > *4th in the world by the total value of natural resources* > > *7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)* > > *Ukraine is an important agricultural country:* > > *1st in Europe in terms of arable land area* > > *3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume)* > > *1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil* > > *2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley > exports* > > *3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world* > > *4th largest producer of potatoes in the world* > > *5th largest rye producer in the world* > > *5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons)* > > *8th place in the world in wheat exports* > > *9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs* > > *16th place in the world in cheese exports* > > *Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.* > > *1st in Europe in ammonia production* > > *Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system* > > *3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed > capacity of nuclear power plants* > > *3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length > (21,700 km)* > > *3rd largest iron exporter in the world* > > *4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world* > > *4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers* > *10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons)* > > > *... not sure how accurate this list is - but I bet Vlad knows for sure...* > >
