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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…
Industry News
MINEX Asia 2026 in Ankara is set to formalise a new geo-economic corridor from Central Asia's critical mineral reserves through the Caucasus to Turkey and Europe, as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan move…
Miscellaneous
Китай ведёт в Центральной Азии в пять раз больше горнодобывающих проектов, чем все европейские компании вместе взятые. Но расклад меняется. Турция инвестирует миллиарды, наращивает мощности по переработке редкоземельных металлов и выстраивает новый…
Companies & Organisations
Uzbekistan's AMMC has commissioned the Kovuldi gold processing plant with 200,000 tonnes of annual ore capacity, creating 151 jobs and laying the groundwork for a planned second phase to further expand output.
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…
Industry News
A comparative analysis of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan argues that the energy transition risks creating a "green resource curse" for mineral-rich countries unless they can master midstream processing — and that South Korea's…