The right to use subsoil of federal significance at the Tatarskoye deposit in Krasnoyarsk Krai was sold at auction for 59.8 million rubles. According to NGS24, two companies were admitted to the bidding on May 28, but in fact only the Moscow-based "TLP Management" participated. It made a single step, raising the price from the initial 54.3 million rubles.
The site, covering an area of 1.49 square kilometers, is located in the Severo-Yeniseysky district, 85 kilometers from Motygino, and contains reserves of niobium, phosphorus, and vermiculite. The deposit was discovered back in 1973.
Niobium is a rare metal and is in demand in oil and gas pipelines, aviation and automotive industries, metallurgy, and construction.
The buyer, UK "TLP Management", manages mining assets and real estate: among its projects are the gas cleaning equipment manufacturer "Fingo", the coal mine "Razrez Taylepsky", the F2 coworking network in Moscow City, and the "Fili-Grad" residential complex. Now, strategic raw materials will be added to this portfolio. The license term and the new owner's plans for developing the site have not yet been disclosed.
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