Transcarpathian deposits are not enough: Ukraine is forced to buy salt in Africa

Ukraine is forced to buy technical salt in Africa, because the Bushyn salt deposit in the Transcarpathian region is not working at full capacity. Viktor Mykyta, head of Zakarpattia OVA, told about this in an interview with Ukrinform. "The situation with Transcarpathian salt is as follows: the company began to develop the deposit in the 22nd year, after the Russian invasion. The work was started at a very fast pace and problems constantly arose. This is a question of both the professional level of employees and geospatial intelligence," he said. According to the head of OVA, the problem was that at the time of launching the development of the field, geodesy was not properly conducted. "At first they did not plan to concrete the mine, later, when the passage began to fill up, it was necessary to do it. That's why they dug anew, put up metal structures, strengthened, etc.," said Nikita. Also, if the deposit is fully operational, there is a risk that trucks will destroy the ...