KIEV, Oct. 26 – Seventeen foreign companies are interested in developing copper deposits in Volyn, in particular, the Rafaliv copper deposit (situated in Volyn and Rivne regions), which could yield an estimated 25.1-25.8 million tons of copper.

As a source in national Nadra Ukrayiny told Interfax-Ukraine, the companies from the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, Poland, China and South Korea are interested in developing copper deposits.