KIEV, Aug. 8 – International geological companies Gerald Metals from Switzerland and Commodity Minerals from Australia intend to open offices in Ukraine, Ukraine's State Service for Geology and Deposits reported.

"The top priority direction for the State Service for Geology and Deposits for 2016 is the creation of a common geological catalog. The service attracts international geological companies. Two foreign companies have given their consent to open offices in Ukraine," the authority said in a press release.