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A London gathering of geoscientists, financiers, lawyers and diplomats produced an unusually candid assessment of Kazakhstan's mining sector: improving but slipping in Fraser Institute rankings, Soviet geological data being unlocked by AI,…
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The second B5+1 Business Forum in Bishkek brought the largest-ever US commercial delegation to Central Asia as Special Envoy Gor declared the private sector will lead US engagement in the region, with…
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Kyrgyzstan's natural resources minister met Turkish mining company MTA International to discuss joint geological exploration and rare earth research cooperation, as Bishkek advances its mining transparency agenda and seeks foreign technological partnerships…
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Japan's JAEA and Kazakhstan's National Nuclear Centre have launched the EAGLE-4 fast reactor safety programme, covering in-pile and out-of-pile experiments through to 2031 as Japan advances its Generation IV sodium-cooled fast reactor…
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The C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue convened in Astana ahead of AMM-2026, with Kazakhstan highlighting its 9,500-deposit resource base and more than 100 rare earth sites as the US and Central Asian states…
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A C5+1 cultural cooperation meeting in Tashkent and a critical minerals dialogue in Astana in the same week signal the format's evolution from broad diplomacy toward working-level deliverables, as Kazakhstan positions its…
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China has spent 25 years building integrated dominance across critical minerals mining, refining and industrial strategy, and Western rivals need responsible mining practices and differentiated community engagement — not just capital —…
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Mongolia has transferred development of the Borteeg coal deposit to Erdenes Tavantolgoi after no bidder in an international tender satisfied government requirements.
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Bulgarian mining leaders warn that organised disinformation campaigns have cost the country at least €1.35 billion in blocked investment over a decade, with the EU's critical minerals push offering a shrinking window…
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A JRC report warns that losses of permanent magnets from wind turbines will surge from 1,900 to 45,000 tonnes per year by 2030 as the first generation of turbines reaches end of…