On October 1, 2026, the international forum United by Mining 2026 will take place in Kyiv, dedicated to attracting investments in the extraction and processing of critical raw materials in Ukraine. The event is organized by the National Association of the Mining Industry of Ukraine, and admission to the forum is available through pre-registration via the event website. As the organizers note, the event will be a continuation of the dialogue initiated at a similar platform in 2025, but with a fundamentally different focus — on the practical mechanisms for implementing agreements and launching specific investment projects.
Resource potential as part of global competition
According to the organizers, Ukraine holds significant reserves of critical minerals and strategic resources — in particular, lithium, titanium, graphite, manganese, rare earth elements, and other types of raw materials essential for modern industry, energy, high technology, and the defense sector. In 2026, as emphasized in the forum materials, the country's subsoil and industrial potential are no longer viewed solely as a matter of domestic economic policy: they are becoming an element of global competition over resources, technologies, investments, and the resilience of supply chains.
From strategic dialogue — to specific projects
The key shift of United by Mining 2026, according to the organizers, is the transition from discussing resource potential to practical tools for its realization. If in 2025 the forum served as a platform for strategic dialogue on Ukraine's role in the "new resource architecture of the world," this year the focus is on how to turn potential into real projects, investments, new production facilities, and long-term international partnerships. The organizers explicitly state that a resource in itself does not create an economic effect: this requires clear rules, investments, modern infrastructure, access to technologies, the development of processing, and effective interaction between the state and business.
Partnerships with the US and the EU as a factor of integration
The agreements reached with the United States and the European Union, according to the organizers, create additional opportunities for integrating Ukraine into global value chains. In this context, the forum should become a platform for direct professional dialogue between the state, international financial institutions, investors, mining and industrial companies, the technology business, and international partners. A strategic goal is separately noted — to help Ukraine transition from the role of a raw material supplier to the role of a partner involved in creating products, technologies, and added value, which implies the development of new production facilities, job creation, and increased tax revenues.
Forum program and objectives
The program of United by Mining 2026 includes strategic discussions, presentations of Ukraine's investment opportunities, B2B meetings, individual consultations, and professional networking. The main goal of the event is to form a shared vision for the next stage of development of Ukraine's mining industry and to define specific steps for its implementation. Thus, the forum is positioned not as an informational event, but as a working tool for launching and accelerating investment projects in critical raw materials.
