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Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are ready to do critical raw materials business with the EU — but not forever. In Raw Matters Podcast Episode #11, Amir Abidov (UzTMK) joins hosts Peter Tom Jones…
Companies & Organisations
Uzbekistan's Technological Metals Complex has met with Canadian driller RJLL Drilling and consulting firm Astera Minerals to discuss joint geological exploration covering diamond core drilling, reverse circulation drilling, geophysical surveys and geochemical…
Industry News
China's energy chief visited Kazakhstan to launch a civil nuclear cooperation working group as Beijing simultaneously deepened mining, trade, uranium, agricultural and cultural ties across all five Central Asian states in a…
Industry News
Uzbekistan's mining minister met Turkey's ESAN Eczacıbaşı following the Tashkent Investment Forum to review existing projects and explore expanded investment as Tashkent uses regulatory reform and improved licensing to attract foreign mining…
Companies & Organisations
Uzbekistan's mining minister met Itochu Corporation at the Tashkent Investment Forum to discuss expanding Japanese investment in geological exploration and critical minerals, as both countries deepen ties across a uranium sector relationship…
Industry News
Uzbekistan is launching 12 critical metals investment projects worth $166 million in 2026 — including the country's first production of selenium, tellurium and rhenium — as part of a $4.2 billion programme…
Industry News
The second B5+1 Business Forum in Bishkek brought the largest-ever US commercial delegation to Central Asia as Special Envoy Gor declared the private sector will lead US engagement in the region, with…
Industry News
A C5+1 cultural cooperation meeting in Tashkent and a critical minerals dialogue in Astana in the same week signal the format's evolution from broad diplomacy toward working-level deliverables, as Kazakhstan positions its…
Industry News
Uzbekistan will abolish state coal price controls from June 2026 and move to exchange-based trading, while launching a $494 million Nishbosh mine development and a $1.3 billion ultra-supercritical power station as annual…
Industry News
Uzbekistan has resumed gold exports after months of accumulation, shipping $1.5 billion in the first four months of 2026 as prices near $4,800 per ounce make selling the strategic metal highly profitable…