Kazakhstan Vision 2030: Developing High Value-Added Mining and Metallurgical Clusters
Format: Presentations and panel discussion with high-level officials and Industry Champions
Kazakhstan ranks sixth globally in total mineral reserves, hosting some 5,000 deposits. The country’s strategic value lies not only in the volume of its resources but in the diversity of its portfolio. Kazakhstan is moving swiftly into midstream mineral processing, aiming to maximise returns from its gold, copper, tungsten and rare earth reserves. This shift merges industrial policy with capital strategy, as Chinese mega‑projects deliver scale while Western investors introduce high‑tech, ESG‑aligned processing like POX and green-hydrogen-ready HBI. The session explores how Kazakhstan can attract financing, stabilise commodity-linked revenues, and build resilience amid volatile global metals markets. Can its energy and water systems sustain this leap? Is the Middle Corridor ready for high‑value exports? How will fiscal policy and investor confidence shape Kazakhstan’s next frontier in value‑added metals?
Moderator
David Pearce
Corporate Consultant (Mining Engineering)
SRK Consulting (UK)
Presentations:
From Local Champions to Global Players: The Next Stage of Development for Mining Companies in Central Asia
Vasily Storozhuk
Managing Partner
VSSC
Building Long-Term Partnerships for the Development of Critical Minerals Projects
Nariman Absametov
CEO
Tau-Ken Samruk
Dastan Kosherbayev
Chief Strategy and International Development Officer
Kazatomprom
Cove Kaz Capital – Severniy Katpar Case Study
Dominic Heaton
CEO
Cove Kaz Capital Group
CNMC: Architecture of the Global Copper Industry
Almat Aliyev
Managing Director
SM Minerals
Panellist
Zhandos Shaikhy
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
National Investment Holding “Baiterek”
