{"id":59848,"date":"2025-08-15T00:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/news\/karelia-will-invest-15-9-billion-rubles-in-the-development-of-the-mining-industry\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T00:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:41:24","slug":"karelia-will-invest-15-9-billion-rubles-in-the-development-of-the-mining-industry","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/en\/news\/karelia-will-invest-15-9-billion-rubles-in-the-development-of-the-mining-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Karelia will invest 15.9 billion rubles in the development of the mining industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, Karelia significantly increased funding for the mining industry, allocating 15.9 billion rubles for its development. These investments accounted for more than 20% of total capital investments in the region, which is 7.6% more than in the previous year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mining industry plays a key role in the economy of Karelia, providing 40% of the total industrial output. Last year, several large projects were implemented in the region:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A new crushed stone plant was opened in the Lakhdenpokhsky district with an investment of 2.9 billion rubles.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The production of quartzite sandstones with a capacity of 1 million tons per year was launched at the Shokshinskoye deposit.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li>On the shore of Lake Onega, construction of a cargo pier began for 317 million rubles for convenient transportation of stone.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Kondopozhsky district, a site for extracting and sawing blocks has opened, and a modern stone processing workshop is being built in the village of Shalsky. Total investments in these projects exceeded 500 million rubles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the quarry infrastructure in Suoyarvi was modernized by allocating 155 million rubles, and <a data-id=\"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/chto-meshaet-otkryvat-novye-mestorozhdeniya\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/chto-meshaet-otkryvat-novye-mestorozhdeniya\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">field<\/a> \u201cKovadyarvi\u201d resumed marble extraction with a budget of over 545 million rubles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A high-tech production of stone building materials has opened in Petrozavodsk, and it is also planned to create a logistics complex. According to Deputy Prime Minister of Karelia Oleg Ermolaev, these projects not only increase the efficiency of the industry, but also create additional jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a data-id=\"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/intervyu-s-borisom-kurczevym-chto-nuzhno-dlya-uspeha-startapa\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/intervyu-s-borisom-kurczevym-chto-nuzhno-dlya-uspeha-startapa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Investments <\/a>in the mining industry strengthen the economy of the region and open up new opportunities for its development.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><sub>The material was prepared with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science as part of the Decade of Science and Technology.<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><sub>Source: @dprom<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, Karelia significantly increased funding for the mining industry, allocating 15.9 billion rubles for its development. These investments accounted for more than 20% of total capital investments in the region, which is 7.6% more than in the previous year. The mining industry plays a key role in the economy of Kar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":23591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Karelia will invest 15.9 billion rubles in the development of the mining industry","_seopress_titles_desc":"Find out how Karelia is developing its mining industry. New projects, jobs and economic growth in the region. 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These investments accounted for more than 20% of total capital investments in the region, which is 7.6% more than in the previous year. 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