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Analytics
Under the IEA's sustainable development scenario, demand for critical minerals is projected to grow fourfold by 2040 — and sixfold under a net-zero scenario — driven above all by battery materials like…
Analytics
Turkey's mineral potential is estimated at roughly $3.5 trillion — a resource base the company argues must increasingly be viewed not merely as an economic commodity, but as a pillar of economic…
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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…
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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…
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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%…
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Water is no longer only an environmental or permitting issue in Central Asia — it is becoming a project risk, a financing issue, and, when managed well, a source of competitive advantage.
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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.
2026
Tailings dams are shifting from asking "how do we build a dam that meets the risk criteria?" to asking "how do we build a system that performs after a disruption occurs?"
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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.
Analytics
Dr. Kantarcıoğlu highlights the growing interconnection between nuclear technology and mining, advocating for Turkey's strategic role in critical minerals supply chains and energy security.