Central and Eastern Asia | News

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan’s Zhezkazganredmet Signs $107 Million Rhenium Offtake Deal With UK’s Maritime House as $30 Million Processing Plant Planned for Saran

Companies & Organisations

Uzbekistan’s Technological Metals Complex Meets Astera Minerals and RJLL Drilling to Advance Critical Minerals Exploration Partnership

EU Weathers ‘Severe Market Disruption’ as China’s Antimony Controls Spark 170% Price Surge, Commission Finds

Companies & Organisations

Azzuro Resources Intercepts 21m at 1.70% Copper and 0.85g/t Gold at Mongolia’s Red Hill VMS Discovery as Shallow Gold Zone Extends to 600 Metres

Industry News

Kazakhstan Researchers Develop Carbothermic Technology to Extract Lithium From Low-Grade Aluminosilicate Ores at Double the Concentration of Conventional Methods

Companies & Organisations

EBRD Provides $300 Million Loan to Solidcore Resources for Kazakhstan’s First Pressure Oxidation Hydrometallurgical Plant in Pavlodar

Industry News

Ulytau Gold Processing Updates Environmental Documentation for Ashiktas Heap Leach Mine in Central Kazakhstan

Industry News

Kazakhstan’s Ädilet Party Business Council Calls for Deep Processing Push to Convert Mineral Wealth Into Domestic Economic Value

Industry News

EU and China Open Three-Month Trade Talks to Avert Trade War Over €360 Billion Import-Export Imbalance

Companies & Organisations

Rio Tinto Cuts Fees and Loan Interest at $18bn Oyu Tolgoi Mine After Mongolian Pressure and Protests

Companies & Organisations

ForgeX Solutions Plans 46-Year Open-Pit Mine at Kazakhstan’s Unique Tymlay Titanium-Magnetite Deposit in Zhambyl Region

Companies & Organisations

Solidcore CEO Warns Gold Prices Near Peak as Company Plans Oman Expansion, Bakyrchik Underground Transition and Pavlodar Hydromet Launch

Kazakhstan to Auction 50 Gold and Rare Metal Deposits in June 2025

Industry News

Kazakhstan’s GeoCube Platform Turns Decades of Soviet Geological Archives Into AI-Powered Investment Intelligence

Barrick Gold Corporation explores business opportunites in Kazakhstan

Miscellaneous

Kazakhstan’s Artisanal Gold Mining Needs Reform to Work — and Could Become a Tourism Draw Too, Industry Expert Says

Industry News

Tokayev Offers EU Access to Kazakhstan’s Rare Earths in Exchange for Investment and Technology at Brussels Round Table

Industry News

China Deepens Central Asia Engagement Across Nuclear, Mining and Trade as Kazakhstan Approves Civil Nuclear Cooperation Protocol

Industry News

Kazakhstan Signs KU Leuven and Ghent University Research Partnerships During Tokayev’s Belgium Visit, Advancing Horizon Europe Integration Push

Eurasian Resources Group to Invest in Social Projects in Pavlodar Region

Industry News

Uzbekistan Mining Ministry Meets Turkey’s ESAN Eczacıbaşı to Advance Investment and Strengthen Strategic Mining Partnership

Industry News

AMM 2026 Elevates Kazakhstan’s Strategic Role in Critical Minerals as EU Dialogue and C5+1 Summit Drive Investment and Supply Chain Partnerships

Arras Minerals Corp. Acquires Tay Exploration License in Kazakhstan

Industry News

Kazakhstan Gold Forum Calls for Partial Export Liberalisation and Artisanal Mining Reform as Industry Awaits New Tax Code Impact

Companies & Organisations

Chinese-Linked Dengbo Success Minerals Plans Underground Copper-Zinc Mine in East Kazakhstan With Production Starting 2028

Companies & Organisations

Uzbekistan Mining Minister Meets Itochu Corporation to Advance Japanese Investment in Geological Exploration and Critical Minerals

Industry News

Uzbekistan Launches $166 Million in Critical Metals Projects in 2026 Including First-Ever Domestic Selenium, Tellurium and Rhenium Production

Companies & Organisations

Kazatomprom CEO Says Value Over Volume Strategy Holds as AI Power Demand and Global Nuclear Renaissance Reshape Uranium Market

Companies & Organisations

Qazgeology Retains Mailyshat Gold JV With CoreX as Four Failed Exploration Ventures Close and Return Licences to State

MINEX Forum News

Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Moment: What the Reports Don’t Tell You

Companies & Organisations

Cove Kaz Capital Says Kazakhstan Tungsten Feasibility Study Will Take 15-18 Months as $1.1 Billion Investment Commitment Stands

Kazakhstan Explores Geology-AI Integration with Key MoUs Signed at PDAC-2024 Conference in Canada

Companies & Organisations

Qatar-Linked Primet Confirmed as Buyer of Kazakhstan’s Largest Coal Mine as Bogatyr Targets 58.5 Million Tonne Output by 2032

Companies & Organisations

Central Asia Metals Reports Higher Copper and Zinc Output in First Five Months of 2026 as Metal Price Surge Drives Record Profitability

Companies & Organisations

Samruk-Kazyna Share Placement Worth $1.4 Billion Sparks Speculation Over Transfer of State’s 40% ERG Stake

Podcasts & Shorts

Kazakhstan’s Mining Investment Moment: While Ministers Meet in Astana, Investors Commit in London

Industry News

What the press releases don’t tell you about Kazakhstan’s mining boom

Industry News

B5+1 Business Forum in Bishkek Draws Largest-Ever US Commercial Delegation to Central Asia as Private Sector Leads Engagement Push

Boliden Warns of Investment Impact from Finnish Mining Tax Proposal

Industry News

Kyrgyzstan and Turkey Advance Mining Cooperation Talks as Bishkek Courts Foreign Expertise in Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

Miscellaneous

US Envoy Gor Tells Astana C5+1 Dialogue Washington Is Changing Its Approach to Central Asia: “This Is Where We Want to Work”

Industry News

Japan and Kazakhstan Launch EAGLE-4 Fast Reactor Safety Programme as Tokyo Advances Generation IV Nuclear Development Towards 2050

Miscellaneous

Kazakhstan Emerges as Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Powerhouse as Uranium, Tungsten and Rare Earths Drive Global Investor Interest

Industry News

C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue Convenes in Astana Ahead of AMM-2026 Congress as Kazakhstan Highlights 9,500-Deposit Resource Base

Industry News

C5+1 Format Broadens Into Culture and Heritage as Critical Minerals Session in Astana Follows Tashkent Diplomatic Week

Companies & Organisations

Rasta Resources to Begin Gold-Silver Exploration Across Six Licence Areas in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region

RG Gold Reports Sharp Profit Increase for 2024 as Output and Revenues Surge

Industry News

China Is Winning the Critical Minerals Great Game — and Writing Cheques Alone Won’t Be Enough for the West to Catch Up

Podcasts & Shorts

Central Asia’s Economic Ascent: The Mining Industry at the Heart of Regional Growth

Policies and Regulation

Kazakh Exporters Face Rising Costs Under EU Carbon Border Mechanism

Industry News

Mongolia Fails to Select Investor for Borteeg Coal Project

Companies & Organisations

Kazakh Scientists Develop Near Zero-Waste Technology for Processing Complex Polymetallic Ores

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan’s Revised Subsoil Code Threatens CGN Mining’s Uranium Stakes as Contract Renewals Loom

Kumtor no longer bears any responsibilities related to the sale of gold to the Canadian Centerra Gold

Companies & Organisations

Central Asia Metals Acquires Canada’s Cygnus Metals for $166 Million to Add Quebec Copper-Gold Project to Kazakhstan and North Macedonia Portfolio

Industry News

Kazakhstan Finds Safety Gaps at 10 Mining Sites as Authorities Push for Worker Positioning Systems Across the Sector

MINEX Forum News

The Transshipment Loophole: Is China using Morocco as a backdoor to Europe?

Miscellaneous

Kazakhstan’s Science Minister Challenges EU to Treat Country as Research Partner, Not Just a Critical Minerals Quarry

Companies & Organisations

Mercuria Energy Group Opens Astana Office to Deepen Partnership With Kazakhmys on Technology Transfer and Sustainable Production

Kazakh Authorities Shut Down Five Companies Engaged in Illegal Gold Mining

Companies & Organisations

CoreX Holding Plans to Double Manka Gold Resources to 400,000 Ounces and Begin Mining in East Kazakhstan in 2026

World’s Largest Gold Consumers Struggle to Meet Demand with Mined Production

Industry News

Uzbekistan to Scrap State Coal Price Controls From June and Launch $494 Million Nishbosh Mine as Output Targets 11 Million Tonnes

Industry News

Uzbekistan Returns to Gold Export Markets With $1.5 Billion in Shipments as Record Prices Near $4,800 Per Ounce Drive Sales

Companies & Organisations

Serbia Secures €953 Million in New Chinese Investments During Vučić State Visit, Including Humanoid Robot Production From July

Industry News

Europe Could Meet More Than Half Its Critical Minerals Demand Through Recycling by 2050, Major EU Study Finds

Miscellaneous

Интеграция Центральной Азии, Южного Кавказа и Турции в новую геоэкономическую архитектуру поставок критически важных материалов

Companies & Organisations

Qarmet Builds Industrial Ecosystem Around Kazakhstan Steel Plant With Plans for 150-Hectare Special Economic Zone

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan’s Fonet Er-Tai Mining Opens Hydrometallurgical Copper Cathode Plant in Pavlodar Region With 5,000 Tonne Annual Capacity

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan Needs $10-12 Billion to Unlock Copper and Aluminium Processing Potential as 97% of Copper Exported Unrefined

MAXAM Considers Moving Production from Russia to Kazakhstan

Companies & Organisations

Xi Jinping Visits Serbia as 35 New Agreements Set to Deepen €7.8 Billion Chinese Investment Relationship

Companies & Organisations

Chinese-Linked ALTYN GEO RESOURCE Launches Alluvial Gold Exploration Across Three East Kazakhstan Licence Areas

Industry News

The Great Green Game: 5 Surprising Shifts Redrawing the Map of Critical Minerals

Companies & Organisations

Shakhmurat Mutalip Acquires 39.3% Stake in Eurasian Resources Group From Chodiev and Machkevitch Heirs

Companies & Organisations

Zijin’s RG Gold Faces Regulatory Dispute With Kazakhstan Ministry Over Exploration Licence Renewal at Raygorodok Mine

Industry News

EU Shortlists Tungsten, Rare Earths and Gallium for First Coordinated Critical Minerals Stockpile as Rotterdam Talks Begin

Ulytau Region Plans to Open Precious Metals and Polymetallic Complex

Industry News

Russia Warns Against Western Critical Minerals Push in Central Asia, Calling It Attempt to Exclude Moscow From Its Own Backyard

Miscellaneous

70% of Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Go to China. Türkiye Is Positioning to Challenge That.

Industry News

Kazakhstan Sees $10-12 Billion Opportunity in Copper and Aluminium Processing as 97% of Copper Currently Exported Without Deep Refining

Companies & Organisations

CoreX Holding Winds Down Four Kazakhstan Joint Ventures With Qazgeology as Voskhod Chrome Mine Approaches Contract End

Companies & Organisations

AIFC Brings Hong Kong Stock Exchange to Astana as Kazakhstan Junior Miners Eye Dual Listing Route to International Capital

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan Government Backs East Hope Group’s $12.6 Billion Green Aluminium Project as Two Alumina Plants Planned for Kostanai Region

Companies & Organisations

Uzbekistan’s AMMC Commissions Kovuldi Gold Processing Plant With 200,000 Tonne Annual Capacity

Poland’s Turów Coal Mine Closure Sparks Debate on Environmental Policy and Economic Stability

Companies & Organisations

Solidcore’s Tokhtar Gold Deal Stuck in Limbo as Ministry Denies Receiving Acquisition Application

Industry News

China Warns Britain Over British Steel Nationalisation Plans, Threatening “Strong Measures” to Protect Chinese Companies

Companies & Organisations

Mystery Investor Acquires 30% Stake in Kazakhstan’s Largest Coal Mine as Samruk-Energo Prepares Full Exit From Bogatyr Komir

MINEX Forum News

Зеленое ресурсное проклятие: Станет ли Центральная Азия сырьевым придатком для электромобилей?

Global Efforts to Reduce Dependence on China’s Rare Earth Elements Dominance

Industry News

Kazakhstan and Turkey Unveil $920 Million Investment Package Spanning Mining, Food Processing and Logistics at Tokayev-Erdoğan Summit

Companies & Organisations

Kazzinc Death Toll Rises to Three as Kazakhstan Vice Minister Vows to Identify Those Responsible for Ust-Kamenogorsk Explosion

Companies & Organisations

China’s East Hope Group Advances $12.6 Billion Aluminium Megaproject in Kazakhstan

Rupert Resources Offers to Acquire B2Gold’s Stake in Finnish Gold Exploration

Companies & Organisations

China’s East Hope Group Eyes 1 GW Coal Plant and Aluminium Complex in Kazakhstan’s Kostanay Region

Industry News

Erdoğan State Visit to Astana Marks New Chapter in Kazakhstan-Turkey Strategic Partnership as Bilateral Trade Surges 45%

Industry News

China’s Heavy Rare Earth Exports Still Down 50% as Controls Squeeze Allies Harder Than Official Figures Suggest

MINEX Forum News

Podcast: Escaping the Green Resource Curse in Central Asia

Industry News

Poland Eyes Kazakhstan Energy Transition Partnership as Green Technology Companies Seek Foothold in Central Asian Market

Uzbekistan’s Navoiuran Signs €9 Million Uranium Transport Deal with Kazakhstan’s Logistic Centre

Industry News

Central Asia Can Escape the “Green Resource Curse” — But Only If It Masters Midstream Processing, Not Just Mining

Companies & Organisations

China’s Zhaojin Mining Eyes West African Acquisitions as US and European Miners Exit and Gold M&A Wave Accelerates

Companies & Organisations

EBRD Raises Stake in Kazakhstan Graphite Project to 18.4% With Fresh AUD 1.4 Million Investment to Fund Feasibility Study

Companies & Organisations

Kazzinc Explosion Reignites Debate Over Glencore Sale as Analyst Warns Kazakhstan Must Not Let Foreign Investor Exit Without Cleaning Up

Krumovgrad’s Ada Tepe Gold Mine Seen as Model for Sustainable Mining in Protected Areas

Industry News

US and EU Procurement Rules Are Shifting Rare Earth Buying Decisions Away From China, Lynas CEO Says

Bishkek Mayor’s Office initiates ban on sale and burning of Kara-Keche coal

Companies & Organisations

Two Killed and Five Injured in Explosion at Glencore’s Kazzinc Facility in Ust-Kamenogorsk

Industry News

Kazakhstan Emerges as Washington’s Key Central Asian Partner in Critical Minerals Race Against China — But Partnership Needs Depth Beyond Dialogue

Companies & Organisations

Uzbekistan Halts IPO Preparations for World-Class Gold Producer Navoi Mining as Government Reassesses Terms and Timing

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) plans to Issues Guaranteed Bonds Worth Up to $100 Million

Companies & Organisations

TETHYS and Hartree Announce Life‑of‑Mine Offtake Agreement for the Cataltepe Polymetallic Project in Türkiye

MINEX Forum News

Uzbekistan–Turkey Business Forum: A Key Opportunity for MINEX Forum Partners

Industry News

Kazakhstan’s Copper Sector: Strategic Asset in a Tightening Market

Zinnwald Lithium Announces Major Increase in Mineral Resource Estimate

Industry News

EU Trade Chief Vows to Fight “Tooth and Nail” for European Jobs as China Threatens Retaliation Over Industrial Policy

Quest Critical Metals Provides Update on EU HORIZON-Funded EIS Project

Companies & Organisations

Ferrexpo Suspends London Stock Exchange Listing as Ukraine Iron Ore Producer Races to Complete $100 Million Rescue Raise

Kazakhstan discloses volume of manufacturing production

Industry News

China Threatens Countermeasures Against EU Industrial Acceleration Act, Warning of WTO Violations and Investment Discrimination

Industry News

Critical Minerals Are No Longer a Sector – They Are a System, OECD Forum Panel Argues as Central Asia’s Strategic Role Comes Into Focus

Companies & Organisations

AltynGold Celebrates ‘Transformational’ 2025 as Production and Profits Soar

Industry News

Mongolia Seeks the Next Oyu Tolgoi While Exporting Drilling Talents Worldwide

Companies & Organisations

Czech Companies Expand Kazakhstan Footprint With Car Assembly, Heat Exchangers and Uranium Talks Across Six New Agreements

Policies and Regulation

Kazakhstan Launches Eight New Non-Ferrous Metal Projects in 2026 as 34-Project Pipeline Targets 17,000 Jobs and 6.9 Trillion Tenge in Investment

Industry News

Altynalmas Flags National Bank Gold Monopoly as Key Risk in AIX IPO Prospectus as Company Targets 750,000 Ounce Output by 2035

Companies & Organisations

QAZ Gold BK Plans Five-Year Gold Exploration Programme at Berezovskaya Site in East Kazakhstan

Companies & Organisations

Navoiyuran Launches Commercial Production at Kizilkok Uranium Mine With Low-Cost Oxygen Leaching Technology

Industry News

Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Agreements Are Multiplying — But the Gap Between Diplomacy and Bankable Projects Remains Wide

Kyrgyzstan: Changes at the Kumtor Gold Mine

Industry News

Kyrgyzstan Courts Western Mining Capital With Critical Minerals Reset — But Legal Gaps and Kumtor’s Shadow Complicate the Pitch

Kazzinc Declines to Classify Buhtarminskaya Hydropower Plant’s Generation as Renewable

Companies & Organisations

Chinese Sorting Technology Firm Meiteng Completes Tajikistan Lead-Zinc Trial as It Expands Across Central Asia and Russia

Companies & Organisations

Uzbekistan’s Navoiyuran Commissions Kizilkok Uranium Mine as Output Surges 35% to 7,000 Tonnes and Sulphuric Acid Costs Loom

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Rewrites the Rules for Mining Investors With Royalty Switch and Processing Incentives at Heart of New Strategy

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

AIFC’s New Junior Mining Platform Tackles Kazakhstan’s Early-Stage Financing Gap as Global Minerals Demand Creates Narrow Window of Opportunity

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Turkey’s Miryıldız Mining Breaks Ground on $480 Million Kazakhstan Gold Project With 750,000-Ounce Deposit at Its Core

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Foreign Investors Moving From Market Study to Active Asset Acquisition in Kazakhstan, MINEX Forum Chair Says

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Baiterek Holding to Direct Minimum $2.5 Billion Into Kazakhstan’s Mining and Metals Sector in 2026

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan’s Mining Reform Delivers 2.5-Fold Investment Rise But Resource Depletion Looms as MINEX Forum Weighs Next Steps

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Opens 50 Mining Deposits to Auction and Builds New National Geology Lab in Push to Attract Processing-Focused Investors

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Vice Minister Details Royalty Shift, Strategic Investor Status and 50 New Auctions in Mining Sector Overhaul

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026 Calls for Second Wave of Mining Reforms as Legal Fragmentation Holds Back Investment

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Deep Processing Emerges as Kazakhstan’s Core Economic Strategy at MINEX as Industry Calls for Systemic Transformation

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026 Marks Turning Point for Mining Sector as Forum Calls for Legislative Overhaul and Proactive Investor Engagement

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Digitalises 22 Mining Services and Raises $40 Million Through Online Auctions as MINEX Forum Charts New Era of Mineral Development

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

US Ambassador Reaffirms Critical Minerals Partnership With Kazakhstan at MINEX as Joint Tungsten Processing Deal Takes Shape

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

UK Ambassador Highlights Kazakhstan’s Critical Mineral Wealth at MINEX as Britain Seeks Energy Transition Partners

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Vice Minister Outlines Royalty Reform and 50 New Auction Sites at MINEX 2026 as Country Targets Value-Added Mining Model

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

MINEX Kazakhstan Forum Calls for Systemic Shift to Deep Processing as Foundation of Economic Competitiveness

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Turkish Miner Miryıldız Commits $480 Million to Kazakhstan Gold Project as Zhanan Deposit Targets Late 2026 Production Start

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Solidcore Resources Confirms 2028 Completion of Kazakhstan’s First Full-Cycle Gold Processing Plant as Payback Period Shrinks to Seven Years

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan’s Baiterek Holding Eyes $2.5 Billion in Annual Mining Finance as Two Rare Earth Projects Enter Bank Review

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

First Quantum Minerals Commits $4-5 Million to Kazakhstan Copper Exploration in 2026 as Chu-Sarysu Basin Moves Up Global Priority List

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

AI Takes the Wheel in Kazakhstan’s Mines as Real-Time Sensor Data Replaces End-of-Shift Guesswork

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Private Mining Investment in Kazakhstan Rises 2.5-Fold as Forum Targets $10 Billion Processing Deals and 10,000 New Jobs

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Faces Tough Road to Deep Processing as Critical Minerals Forum Highlights Technology and China Competition Challenges

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Bets on AI, Deep Processing and $500 Million in Geology Funding to Spark World-Class Mineral Discoveries

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan Pivots From Raw Materials to Value-Added Economy With Royalty Reform and Strategic Investor Status at MINEX 2026

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

Kazakhstan’s AIFC Launches Junior Mining Platform to Connect Early-Stage Explorers With International Capital

MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

International Mining Forum Unites 30 Nations in Astana as Kazakhstan Targets Investment and Industrial Upgrade

Industry News

Kazakhstan’s Junior Mining Sector Poised for Growth but Held Back by Red Tape, Industry Forum Hears

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan Junior Qaz Aurum Targets Antimony, Copper and Bonanza-Grade Gold Across Three Projects as It Seeks Investors

Aurora Geophysics – new company name, new horizons

Industry News

Kazakhstan Plans 11% Rise in Coal Output to 128.9 Million Tonnes in 2026 as Investment Surges and New Licences Come to Market

Keynote of HMA Ms Kathy Leach at the opening of the Forum

Companies & Organisations

Caspian Sunrise Expands into Mining with $25–45 Million Acquisition in Kazakhstan

Industry News

Kazakhstan Shifts Focus to Critical Minerals as Exploration Accelerates

Companies & Organisations

Altyndara Advances Development of Koktaszhal and Kyzylshoki Deposits in Kazakhstan

AI System Shows Promise in Detecting Environmental Disruption Caused by Poorly Regulated Road Development

Companies & Organisations

Fujian Hengwang to Invest $1.2 Billion in Steel Plant in Kazakhstan

Industry News

Central Asia Advances Geological Reforms to Boost Investment and Resource Development

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan Junior Miner Aurora Minerals Battles Illegal Prospectors at Gold Project While Targeting Nine-Million-Tonne Copper Basin

В Казахстане планируют нарастить добычу урана

Industry News

Kazakhstan Unveils $500 Million Geology Push and New Rare Earth Discovery at GECA 2026 Forum

На юге РК освоят золоторудное месторождение Северный Шуак

Companies & Organisations

Zijin Gold Nets $120 Million Profit in First Three Months at Kazakhstan’s Raygorodok Mine and Eyes Tripling Output to 11 Tonnes Annually

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhstan’s Kazchrome Earns International Environmental Declaration for High-Carbon Ferrochrome Production

Industry News

China’s CMRG Takes On BHP in Historic Iron Ore Power Struggle — And Has Its Sights Set on Copper Next

Companies & Organisations

Private Firm AGI Ltd Launches Copper Exploration at Shat Site in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region

Industry News

Japan and France Sign Critical Minerals Roadmap as Both Nations Race to Break Free From Chinese Rare Earths Dominance

Companies & Organisations

Chinese Mining Firm Jinxin Secures Kazakhstan Gold Deposit Near Chinese Border After Auction Winner Defaults on Payment

Participant News

IMC Montan at Minex Kazakhstan 2026: An Expert Perspective on Industry Challenges

Industry News

Kazakhstan Seizes $1 Million Mining Equipment Shipment Bound for Russia at Ayat Border Checkpoint

Industry News

Kazakhstan Unveils 7.5 Trillion Tenge Energy Plan to Build 7.8 GW of New and Upgraded Power Capacity by 2030

The five largest gold mines in operation in Kazakhstan

Industry News

Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region Bets on Digital Upgrades and New Investment to Revive Its Mining Heartland

Companies & Organisations

The First Mining-Site Digital Product Passport in Turkey

Industry News

Central Asia Sits on a Critical Minerals Goldmine — But Governance Gaps Are Holding It Back, OECD Warns

Kazatomprom Plans Up to 14% Increase in Uranium Production for 2025

Companies & Organisations

Kazatomprom to Invest up to 85 Billion Tenge in Uranium Exploration by 2030

Companies & Organisations

Kazakh Investor Shakhmurat Mutalip Emerges as Leading Bidder for Yuzhuralzoloto

Policies and Regulation

Kazakhstan Lawmaker Proposes Unified Disclosure Rules for Subsoil Users

MINEX Forum News

Unpacking Kazakhstan’s $25 Billion Mining and Critical Minerals Revolution

Companies & Organisations

Qazaq Kalium Plans $2.4 Billion Potash Project in Western Kazakhstan

Balhash and Eastern Regions to Undergo Aerogeophysical Mapping for Metal Exploration

Companies & Organisations

Kazatomprom Reports Stable Operations Despite Geopolitical Uncertainty

Companies & Organisations

Central Asia Resources Holding to Acquire 100% of Altynalmas Gold Producer

Navigating Global Geopolitics: Germany and the EU’s Quest for Raw Materials

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhmys Approves Strategy to Sustain Production and Expand Resource Base

Policies and Regulation

Kazakhstan Considers Mandatory Disclosure Rules for Subsoil Users

Industry News

Kazakhstan Rises to Third Place in Global Tungsten Production Amid Price Surge

Industry News

Europe Accelerates Lithium Strategy to Reduce Dependence on China

Companies & Organisations

Mercuria and Kazakhmys Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Copper Trade

Vestas and LEAG Collaborate on 105 MW Wind Energy Project in Germany

Companies & Organisations

Uzbekistan Launches Major Copper Plant at AGMK to Boost Industrial Growth

Industry News

Kazakhstan Mining and Energy Companies Deploy AI to Improve Safety and Efficiency

Industry News

Uzbekistan to Boost Copper Processing Capacity to 240000 Tonnes

Industry News

Uzbekistan Reports Major Copper and Gold Reserves at Yoshlik-1 and Qalmoqqir

Companies & Organisations

Altynalmas Plans 19-Year Development of Karierny Gold Deposit in Kazakhstan

Companies & Organisations

A New Value Model for Gold, Mining and Sustainability

Policies and Regulation

Macron Calls for Reducing Europe’s Dependence on Russian Uranium

Industry News

Kazakhstan Falls Short of 2025 Mining Output Targets Despite Higher Metal Prices

Companies & Organisations

Mongolia Seeks Larger Revenue Share from Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi Copper Mine

Industry News

Uzbekistan and Mongolia Plan Joint Uranium Exploration Projects

Companies & Organisations

Tau-Ken Samruk and Rwanda’s Ngali Holdings Sign Agreement to Develop Rare Earth Deposits

Companies & Organisations

Kazzinc Loses Tajik Raw Material Supply Contract Amid Customs Controls

Companies & Organisations

Proposed ERG Ownership Restructuring Raises Geopolitical and Sanctions Concerns

Industry News

Kazakhstan’s Sovereign Fund Model Prioritises Stability Over Direct Resource Payments

Industry News

Kazakhstan to Begin Partial Development of Sarykum Anthracite Coal Deposit Near Balkhash

Companies & Organisations

SSR Mining to Sell 80% Stake in Turkey’s Copler Gold Mine to Cengiz Holding for $1.5bn

Companies & Organisations

Solidcore’s Ertis Hydrometallurgical Plant to Invest KZT 900m in Social Projects in Pavlodar Region

Новое никель-кобальтовое месторождение в Актюбинской области начнут разрабатывать в 2025 году

Industry News

Kazakhstan Highlights Exploration Drive and $500m Investment Plan at PDAC 2026

Poland’s Parliament Approves Bill Facilitating Coal Mine Closures and Compensation for Miners

Industry News

Kazakhstan Targets Coal Output Growth as New Generation Plan Forecasts Rising Demand

Companies & Organisations

Katco JV Boosts Uranium Output to 3,700 Tonnes in 2025, Strengthening Orano’s Overseas Portfolio

Participant News

At PDAC’s “Uzbekistan Day,” the “Mine-Metal-Market” Model is Presented to the International Community

Companies & Organisations

US EXIM Signals Up to $240m Financing for QazMoly’s Drozhilovskoye Tungsten-Molybdenum Project in Kazakhstan

Industry News

Kazakhstan Plans Launch of New Metallurgical Plants Under Multi-Year Industry Expansion

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhmys Launches 2026 Digital Modernisation Programme for Exploration and Geological Operations

Participant News

Uzbekistan to Showcase Mining and Investment Opportunities at PDAC 2026 in Toronto

Industry News

Sweden’s Per Geijer Deposit Emerges as One of Europe’s Largest Rare Earth Discoveries

Industry News

Kazakhstan Investment Day in Frankfurt

Industry News

Uzbekistan’s Critical Minerals Move to the Center of US Geoeconomic Strategy

Policies and Regulation

Kazakhstan Centralises 1% R&D Contributions from Subsoil Users Under New 2026 Rules

Industry News

Geologist Calls for Market-Based Approach to Processing Kazakhstan’s Technogenic Mineral Waste

Companies & Organisations

RG Gold to Launch Development of Sharyk and Novodneprovskoye Gold Deposits

Industry News

Kazakhstan Coal Output Declines in January Amid Long-Term Power Expansion Plans

Companies & Organisations

Kazakhmys to Invest Over KZT 20 Billion in Ulytau Region Development

Companies & Organisations

Tau-Ken Samruk Increases Gold Resources at Zhosabay Deposit in Akmola Region

Companies & Organisations

White & Case Advises on $1.6 Billion-Backed Tungsten JV Between Cove Kaz and Tau-Ken Samruk

MINEX Forum News

First Meeting of the Eurasian Critical Minerals Organisation (ECMO)

Companies & Organisations

Qarmet Launches Manganese Ore Production at West Karazhal Deposit

Companies & Organisations

KazZinc Reports $5.1 Billion Revenue in 2025 as Profit Surges on Higher Metal Prices

Companies & Organisations

Zhana Mys to Launch Six-Year Gold and Copper Exploration at Kara Kabyland Site in Abai Region

Industry News

Kazakhstan to Launch 200 Industrial Projects in 2026 Targeting KZT 1.5 Trillion in Import Substitution

Companies & Organisations

Altyn Ken Group Plans Gold Exploration at Mazhera Site in East Kazakhstan

Companies & Organisations

Tau-Ken Samruk and Cove Capital Sign Agreements on Northern Katpar and Verkhneye Kairakty Tungsten Projects

Policies and Regulation

Germany Deepens Strategic Partnership With Kazakhstan on Energy and Critical Resources

Policies and Regulation

Atameken Committee Reviews Constitutional Reform, Mining Roadmap and Rail Tariff Risks

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Kazakhstan Advances National Geological Digitalisation Programme

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Development Bank of Kazakhstan Transfers Aktogay Project Financing to Halyk Bank Under New Investment Model

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Kazakhstan Reviews 2025 Industrial Performance and Sets Ambitious Digital and Infrastructure Targets for 2026

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TMK Expands Industrial Cooperation with Kazakhstan’s Ulba Metallurgical Plant

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Kazakhstan Advances Detailed Geological Mapping to Boost Investment Potential

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Uzbekistan Targets Higher Coal and Uranium Output as New Projects Advance

Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister Visits UK for Forum on Ore Processing and Circular Economy

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Chevron Fund Invests $23.5m in Ferroalloy Production Project in Ekibastuz

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Kenes Rakishev Registers Arkhat Minerals Limited at AIFC to Raise Capital for Future Mining Projects

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Türkiye and Uzbekistan Sign Mining Cooperation MoU Focused on Critical Minerals

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Arras Minerals and Teck End Strategic Alliance as Kazakhstan Copper Targets Advance to 2026 Plans

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US Launches Project Vault to Secure Critical Minerals and Deepens Engagement With Central Asia

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Kazakhstan to Invest Over 8 Trillion Tenge in Expanding Coal Power Generation by 2030

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Success Minerals Kazakhstan Plans Resource Evaluation in Aktogay District

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Glencore Shifts Focus to Asset Sales After Failed Merger Talks With Rio Tinto

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Illegal Gold Mining Uncovered in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan Region

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United States Strengthens Rare Earth Supply Chains Through Partnership With Kazakhstan

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Why Central Asia Must Lead on Critical Minerals Cooperation

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Investigation Links UK Shell Firms to $200 Million in Uzbek State Mining Contracts

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A Strategic Assessment of Promise vs. Reality in Central Asia’s Mineral Development

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Ending the ‘Extract-and-Export’ Era: How FORGE and Pax Silica Transform Central Asian Mining

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Kazakhstan Strengthens Global Role in Critical Minerals at Landmark US-Led Conference

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Why Artisanal Gold Mining Struggles to Go Legal in Kazakhstan Despite Record Prices

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Uzbekistan Surpasses Uranium Production Targets and Accelerates Sector Expansion

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Kazakhstan to Spend ₸240 Billion on Geological Exploration: What and Where the State Plans to Explore

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Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Heads to Washington for Critical Minerals Talks with the United States

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Uzbekistan to Launch Uranium Extraction at Four New Deposits

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Allied Nations to Meet in Washington on Critical Minerals Strategy as De-Risking from China Accelerates

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Kazakhstan Drafts National Coal Power Project While Expanding Gas, Digital Energy Planning

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Coal Self-Ignition at Pavlodar Deposits Triggers Fines and Environmental Scrutiny

Pokrovskugol to Purchase Mining Machine, Expand Production

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Kazakhstan and China Plan $500m Chromium Processing Plant in Aktobe Region

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Deccan Gold Begins Pre-Commissioning Trials at Altyn Tor Project in Kyrgyzstan

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Kazakhstan’s Industry Minister Holds Talks with Kazakhmys Leadership on Modernisation and Safety

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Wartime Disruptions Push Tungsten Market Toward China and Turn Central Asia Into a Strategic Alternative

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Central Asia’s Uranium Endowment Turns Into a Strategic Test of Governance and Geopolitics

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Kazakhstan Emerges as Key Tungsten Supplier Amid Global Shortage

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Pallas Confirms Shallow Supergene Copper Discovery at Satpayev Project in Kazakhstan

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ERG to Invest Over $1 Billion in Mining and Metallurgical Projects in Kazakhstan

Mongolia Unveils Oyut Copper Deposit with 357 Million Tons of Ore

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Kazakhstan to Draft Gas and Coal Power Development Plan as QazaqGaz Expands Exploration

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Kazakhstan Proposes Revised Energy Efficiency Targets for Major Energy Consumers

Ferronickel temporarily stops production

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Kazakhstan Changes R&D Funding Mechanism for Subsoil Users

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Why Junior Exploration Companies Remain the Weakest Link in Kazakhstan’s Mining Investment Cycle

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Kazakhstan Embassy in Czech Republic deepens industrial cooperation with leading Czech companies

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Laramide Resources exits uranium exploration project in Kazakhstan’s Chu-Sarysu basin

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Beyond Resources: How the UK–Kazakhstan Partnership Is Being Recalibrated

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Satellite monitoring uncovers illegal mining sites in Kazakhstan region

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Chinese investor plans ferrochrome processing project in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe region

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UK deepens engagement with Kazakhstan through green growth, critical minerals and people-to-people ties

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Kazakhstan’s jewellery industry posts strong growth backed by state support

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Kazakhstan to invest $500 million in high-resolution geological mapping to boost mineral exploration

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Almalyk MMC expands copper processing capacity at Concentrator No. 2

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Kazakhstan launches large-scale programme to refine geological mapping and resource forecasts

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Kazakhstan moves to define “underexplored areas” as part of subsoil use reform

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Uzbekistan’s mining sector marks a year of major discoveries, expansions and digital upgrades

Kazakhstan Addresses Concerns Over Geological Exploration Funding

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Kazakhstan to study lithium potential near Caspian and Aral seas from 2027

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Kazakhstan’s mining majors step up decarbonization with renewables and waste recycling projects

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Mercuria lends $1.2 billion to finance Kazakhmys buyout, strengthening its push into global copper markets

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Kazakh MP questions state support for KazZinc and Glencore over exporter financing

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Kazakhstan tightens rules for subsoil use and mineral rights

Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions

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Kazakhstan to explore new areas for lithium extraction with state-funded geological studies

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Kazakhstani university wins first-ever Horizon Europe project and joins EU critical minerals initiative

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RG Gold enters new growth phase after Zijin Mining acquisition and outlines major expansion plans

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Battery storage boom lifts lithium demand outlook for 2026 despite lingering oversupply risks

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Tajikistan highlights key mining contracts and projects announced over the past year

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Kazakhstan outlines major mining and metallurgical projects planned for the coming year

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Kyrgyzstan reviews major mining projects launched over the past year

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Unexpected bid intensifies battle for control of Eurasian Resources Group

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Kazakhstan Reports Significant Increase in Mineral Reserves Following Exploration Work

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Kazakhstan Reports Steady Growth in Manufacturing Sector Over 11 Months

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China Lithium Prices Surge After Yichun Plans to Revoke Mining Licences

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Kazakhstan’s Manufacturing Sector Records Strong Growth This Year

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Kazakhstan Senate Approves Subsoil Code Amendments to Digitize Geological Data and Expand Investor Incentives

Uzbekistan Mulls Collaboration with China Nuclear Uranium for Black Shale Uranium Mining

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Investors Voice Concerns Over Amendments to Kazakhstan’s Subsoil Code

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Senate Approves Amendments to Subsoil Code Strengthening Digitalization and Investment Incentives

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Sale of Kazakhmys Corporation Finalised, New Owner to Take Over in December

EU Clamps Down on China Trade Imbalance Despite Rare Earth Breakthrough

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China Lithium Prices Jump After Yichun Moves to Revoke Mining Licences

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Tajik Metallurgical Plant to Build Iron Production Facility Under Import Substitution Program

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President Tokayev Reviews Qarmet’s 2025 Results and Supports Further Development Plans

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East Star and Xinhai Agree on Joint Development of Verkh-Uba Copper Project in Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan–EU Gateway Launches New Platform for Strategic Critical Raw Materials Cooperation

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Steppe Gold Raises Production Forecast, Announces New Auditor

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Germany Reports “Constructive” Signals from China on Rare Earth Supplies

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Kazakhstan Advances Digital Transformation of Geology: 83% of Historical Data Digitised, AI-Driven Big Data System to Accelerate Subsoil Analysis

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Kazakhstan Announces Major New Discoveries of Gold, Rare Earths and Strategic Metals as Geological Survey Intensifies

Neometals joint venture to build battery shredding plant for Mercedes

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Boliden CEO Says EU Is a Decade Late on Rare Earths as Brussels Fast-Tracks €3 Billion Plan

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