In the Rivne region, seven amber mining sites were put up for auction for 44 million hryvnias
The State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine has put seven plots containing amber deposits in the Sarny District of Rivne Oblast up for electronic auction. The total starting price for the special permits exceeds 44 million hryvnias, and the electronic auction on the Prozorro.Sales platform is scheduled for October 1, 2026.
The auction winners will receive special permits for the geological exploration and development of the deposits, followed by the extraction of minerals, for a term of eight years. The most expensive lot is the special permit for the “Sebek” plot, with a starting price of 15.29 million UAH.
Also up for auction are the “P’yata” plot for 11.36 million UAH, the “Nivetsk-77” plot for 10.17 million UAH, “Kryvytska Persha” for 2.7 million UAH, “Sokhy-1” for 2.1 million UAH, “Ozerna 14” for 1.6 million UAH, and “Bilovizh” with a starting price of 775,000 UAH.
This was reported by Prozorro.Sales.
Charges have been filed against top SBU officials who “protected” amber mining operations.
The deputy head of the SBU in Rivne Oblast received more than $22,000 from a businessman through the same intermediary in exchange for ensuring the unimpeded extraction of amber.
