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65 published stories in this archive.
2026
From Ottoman-era copper smelting to a home-grown engineering sector now exporting expertise to Central Asia, Karahan traces the improbable rise of Turkish mining engineering — built not by importing solutions wholesale, but…
2026
Opportunities for Turkish mining businesses in Central Asia (Simon Glancy — Managing Partner, Strategic Solutions)
2026
Alidenes brings a mining-industry background (most recently at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold joint venture in Mongolia, between Rio Tinto and the Mongolian government) to her role building ADB's critical-minerals-to-manufacturing portfolio.
2026
McFersonen, an international disputes lawyer, opens by joking he has no checkbook to offer — only advice on how capital, once deployed, can be protected. His core argument: mining sits at the…
Industry News
A new article highlights Turkey's potential in critical minerals, emphasising the need for value-added production and environmental responsibility in the mining sector.
2026
The EU's list (34 minerals), Canada's, and Russia's domestically focused framework, versus the US/Canada "hybrid" approach balancing domestic production and diversified sourcing.
2026
Yaknes presents a "1,000-foot view" of U.S. critical minerals policy, framing China's dominant, non-market-driven control of key mineral markets as the central problem.
2026
Unlocking the Tethyan Belt: The Strategic Vision for the Middle Corridor’s Mineral Wealth
2026
Building on latest OECD work on CRM in Central Asia, Céleste will present on-going EU-funded work on the nexus between connectivity for CRM in Central Asia, and how the Middle Corridor can…
2026
MINEX Asia 2026 - Session 2: Unlocking the Tethyan Belt: The Strategic Vision for the Middle Corridor’s Mineral Wealth