History of the discovery and exploration of the Perzhansk beryllium deposit as a world exclusive

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December 02, 2014, 12:30

On 23 - 24 October 2014, Olevsk in Zhytomyr region hosted a scientific and practical conference "HISTORY OF DISCOVERY AND STUDY OF PERZHANSK BERYLLIUM DEPOSIT AS A WORLD EXCLUSIVE"


Initiators of the conference: Union of Drillers of Ukraine with the support of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Організатори конференції:

  • THE ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
  • INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES OF NAS OF UKRAINE
  • Union of Drillers of Ukraine, UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGISTS
  • Zhytomyr REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION
  • OLEVSK REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION
  • OLEVSK REGIONAL COUNCIL

Purpose of the conerence:

  • identifying prospects for the development of the mineral resource potential of the Polissya region for the effective attraction of investments in the development of the region;
  • studying the experience of world-class achievements on the example of the discovery and exploration of the Perzhansk beryllium deposit - the most powerful in the world;
  • involving leading domestic and foreign experts to consider the geological conditions for the formation of the Perzhansk beryllium deposit as the world exclusive - the only genthelvin deposit, the first in the Precambrian and the new ore formation - alkaline metasomatites;
  • discussing the amber problem and the best ways to solve it;
  • identifying high-performance mining and mineral exploration technologies.

Information support for the event was provided by BURINNYA scientific and practical journal, professional publications: "Geological Journal", "Mineral Resources of Ukraine", "Geologist of Ukraine".The conference was attended by more than 60 representatives of leading geological scientific institutions, state and local self-government bodies, exploration and production enterprises, public organizations, entrepreneurs and the media, in particular: Institute of Geological Sciences of NAS of Ukraine, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation named after M.P. Semenenko of NAS of Ukraine, Academy of Technological Sciences of Ukraine, Union of Drillers of Ukraine, Ukrainian Association of Geologists, Scientific-Editorial Council of the Public Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine; Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Zhytomyr State Technological University, Ukrainian State Geological Exploration Institute, Ukrainian Geological Company, Irshan Mining and Mining Combine, Zhytomyr Geological Expedition, LLC “Zhytomyrburrozvidka”, Kovelska Geological Survey , Hydrotechnobur LLC, Zhytomyrorf, Golden Tile Ceramic Group LLC, Zhytomyr Regional State Administration, Zhytomyr Regional Council, Zhytomyr State Environmental Inspectorate, Olev RDA, Olevsk District Council, Olevsk City Council Kopyshchansk, Hochynsk and Suschansk village councils, Olevsk secondary school No3, Perzhansk primary school.

The conference was opened by Leonid S. Haletskyi, Head of the Department of Minerals of the Institute of Geological Sciences of NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor, Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR for 1979, one of the discoverers of the Perzhansk deposit

It is symbolic that the memorial in honor of the discovery of the Perzhansk beryllium deposit was made of Perzhansk granite and installed in the courtyard of the school where the administration of the Perzhansk Geological Party was once housed. None of the children will be indifferent to the stone cliff with the inscription "Geological prospectors of the Perzhansk beryllium deposit of world importance"! The grand opening of the memorial took place in the presence of teachers and students of the local school, former employees of the Geoparty Party.

Despite the difficult conditions for the country, the event was held by the efforts of the organizing committee and the interest of local authorities.

Special thanks to the organizers for this wonderful event! The location of the seminar, the hospitality, and sincerity of the hosts, the coherence of the work of all the members of the organizing committee were very great.

On the recommendation of the organizing committee, the most up-to-date reports will be published in the editions that have become information partners of the event.