Violation of conditions for the extraction of common minerals was revealed by ecologists in the Almetyevskiy district, near the Chupayevo village. The video recorded on a quadrocopter by the inspectors of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan indicates the premature start of mining operations. At the time of the environmentalists’ raid, the volume of removed sandstone was 21.6 cubic meters.