Beryllium
Beryllium is a metal that is used in the defense industry, the nuclear power and the space industry. For example, beryllium is a critical component in the production of tank armor, and nuclear power plants use beryllium as a neutron moderator. Metal is indispensable in the construction of spacecraft, since it is stronger than structural steel, three times lighter than aluminum, withstands sharp differences temperatur.
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2025: The announcement of the launch of a project for the development of the beryllium deposit in Buryatia
In April 2025, the head Buryatia Alexey Tsydenov , at a meeting with the President Russia Vladimir Putin , announced the launch in 2025 of a project to develop the Ermakovskoye field, Russia's largest source of beryllium. The volume of investments will amount to 6.4 billion rubles, and the life of the enterprise is calculated until 2034 with the creation of more than 460 workplaces. Specifically for the development of the field in July 2024 Government of the Russian Federation , the boundaries of the Buryatia TOP expanded[1]