Thus, the volume of natural sand extraction increased by 39.5%. This year it amounted to 987 thousand tons, while last year this figure was 707.4 thousand tons.
The products, including gravel, crushed stone, granules, and pebbles, showed an even more impressive growth of 63.1%, reaching 1.94 million tons compared to 1.19 million tons for the same period in 2024.
| Total Production Volume | Percentage Changes Compared to the Same Period Last Year | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||
| August | January-August | August | January-August | August | January-August | August | January-August | ||||
| Extraction of Other Useful Minerals | |||||||||||
| Natural Sand, thousand tons | 167.0 | 707.4 | 255.1 | 987.0 | 181.2 | 138.7 | 152.7 | 139.5 | |||
| Gravel, Crushed Stone, Granules, thousand tons | 252.7 | 1,189.8 | 475.6 | 1,941.0 | 126.1 | 121.3 | 188.2 | 163.1 | |||
