Since 1991, for more than 25 years, Karbon-Shungit Company is working on Zazhoginskiy and Maksovskiy fields: the world’s only shungite deposits, located in Medvezhyegorskiy district in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Mineral reserves are estimated to be around 35 million metric tons. Shungite is mined in an immerse way following all the rules and standards of ecological safety; the company bears responsibility for preserving the environment.
Karbon-Shungit has a status of a scientific production complex because it not only mines shungite but also works on scientific research in relevant and promising spheres of its application.