Eurasian mining, markets, policy and technology intelligenceCategory
24 published stories in this archive.
Analytics
The session frames geometallurgy as the discipline that turns geological and mineralogical data into economically actionable models — closing the gap between what's in the ground and what a processing plant can…
Analytics
TMK is offering a unique, first-in-Central-Asia hub for critical and rare materials — not just mining, but building the full value chain from upstream through midstream, with an open call for downstream…
Analytics
Trust is now a strategic asset — companies rated highly on trust by ESG agencies trade at a 12–18% valuation premium versus sector peers, while low community trust can add roughly 70%…
Analytics
The cost of tailings failure is high, rising, and existential — particularly for mid-market firms, as insurance underwriters increasingly refuse to accept the liabilities of unmanaged facilities.
Analytics
A production target can never justify an unmanaged catastrophic risk — tailings dam failure is not just a neighbor's problem; it can happen to us.
Industry News
Geghamyan discusses Armenia's strategic shift in mining, highlighting new US partnerships and the country's ambitions to enhance its role in global supply chains.
MINEX Forum Materials
Hrstka highlights the importance of advanced mineralogy and digital tools in de-risking mining projects in the Tethyan Belt, addressing challenges and opportunities in the region.
MINEX Forum Materials
Uzbekistan's Technological Metals Complex outlines a strategic vision to enhance the country's critical raw materials sector, with significant investments and government support for mining projects.
Analytics
A review of 'Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining' assesses its strategic lessons against real-world mining narratives from recent MINEX Forums across Europe and Central Asia.
MINEX Forum News
The 10th MINEX Europe Mining and Exploration Forum will take place on 28-30 October 2026 in Trim, Ireland – a short distance from Dublin Airport.
MINEX Forum News
What MINEX Asia in Ankara told us about the next chapter of the Middle Corridor — and why the conversation now belongs in London. In mid April in Astana, and again in Ankara in late June, I watched…
MINEX Forum News
A personal invitation from the MINEX Forum Secretariat ahead of the 10th MINEX Europe Mining & Exploration Forum, Trim, Ireland, 28–30 October 2026.
Industry News
Europe faces an unprecedented raw materials crisis that policy targets systematically underestimate. By 2030, demand for energy metals are expected to explode. Lithium demand will increase five-fold. Cobalt will rise nine-fold. Nickel,…
MINEX Forum News
Europe has written the rulebook for critical raw materials sovereignty. A new European Investment Bank study, produced with Dublin based Aurum Global Exploration, puts a number on what actually closing the gap…
MINEX Forum News
RAW MATTERS podcast celebrates reaching 1,000 LinkedIn followers and announces the start of Season 2 recordings on 15 September, promoting informed discussions on critical minerals.
MINEX Forum News
Europe faces an unprecedented raw materials crisis that policy targets systematically underestimate. By 2030, demand for energy metals is expected to explode. Lithium demand will increase five-fold. Cobalt will rise nine-fold. Nickel,…
MINEX Forum News
MINEX Asia 2026 Day Two in Ankara concluded that the Middle Corridor has the geological endowment and improving governance — but lacks the midstream processing infrastructure to shift global supply chains, with…
MINEX Forum News
MINEX Asia 2026 Day One in Ankara moved beyond the strategic case for Central Asia's critical minerals potential to the harder questions of financing speed, processing infrastructure, laboratory bankability and workforce —…
MINEX Forum News
EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič has warned that over $6 billion in Chinese industrial investment in Morocco risks turning the country into a transshipment hub that bypasses Western tariffs, exposing a fundamental weakness…
MINEX Forum News
The fight for midstream processing in Central Asia is not just a regional economic issue; it is the linchpin of global clean energy security. Escaping the green resource curse is the only…
MINEX Forum News
Within the framework of the forum, the economic, investment, and mining potential of Uzbekistan and Turkey will be presented. Key sectors and priority areas for cooperation will be highlighted. In addition, concrete…
MINEX Forum News
More than half of Kazakhstan’s mining, processing, and smelting enterprises operate with outdated equipment that frequently requires repair, and nearly all facilities lack environmentally friendly technologies. With no domestic mining machinery industry,…
Industry News
Kazakhstan made a powerful statement at PDAC 2026 in Toronto, marking a successful debut for the Kazakhstan Chamber of Mines as the event’s official organiser. With over 130 delegates in attendance, the…
Companies & Organisations
As a PDAC media partner for Europe and Central Asia, MINEX Forum continued to highlight innovations that can attract investment and accelerate the adoption of best-in-class technologies for sustainable mining. In its…