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Estonia Joins Minerals Security Partnership to Enhance Supply Chain Resilience
Estonia has recently become a participant in the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), an initiative established by the United States.
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Kazakhstan Canada Business Council Strengthens Ties at PDAC 2024 Convention
The Kazakhstan Canada Business Council (KCBC) fortifies economic ties at the PDAC 2024 Convention, addressing key sectors and fostering collaboration between Kazakhstani and Canadian business circles.
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Critical Minerals: A Direct Line to Strengthening US-Central Asia Relations
In the recent article published on Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Gregory Wischer, the founder and principal of Dei Gratia Minerals (a critical minerals consultancy) issued a warning that the U.S. Military…
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The National Geological Service (NGS) plans to develop another database of geological data, which will be integrated into the information platform minerals.gov.kz
At a mining industry conference, Erlan Galiev announced plans to establish a dedicated database for primary geological information on the minerals.gov.kz portal in Kazakhstan.
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The Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal signed to increase the EU’s raw materials security
73 European industry leaders across almost 20 sectors - including the non-ferrous metals - united to present “The Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal' to Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo…
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Energy Transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina is on hold
Bosnia and Herzegovina has not yet adopted the final version of the National Energy Climate Plan, although the deadline was set by the end of last year.
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EU Postpones Implementation of Corporate Transparency Rules for Mining, Oil, and Gas Companies
The European Parliament and the Council of EU member states agreed on 7 February to grant a two-year delay for sector-specific standards under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), offering a break…
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EU’s Initiative to Curtail Dependency: Critical Raw Materials Act Aims for Reduction
Rare earths, lithium and other raw materials are of enormous importance for future technologies.
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Central Asia at a crossroads to Breaking China’s Rare Earth Monopoly
U.S. officials hoping to break China's near monopoly on the production of rare earth elements needed for many cutting-edge technologies should engage the governments of Central Asia to develop high concentrations of…
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Uzbekistan’s Strategic Vision in Reshaping its Mining Sector
On January 15, 2024, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the development of the new subsoil use law, crafted with the expertise of international consultants from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and…