Chelyabinsk Region Territorial Agency of Subsoil Resources announced the results of the auction held to grant a license for geological research, exploration, and extraction of nephrites at Akademicheskiy patch near Miass, Chelyabinsk Region.

There were two bidders altogether, Ural Geological Innovation Center Ltd. and Granite Invest Ltd. The former outbid the latter by bidding 161,000 RUR against the opening bid of 140,000 RUR as the price of a nonrecurring payment.