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Industry News
A major EU-funded study has found that recovering critical minerals from Europe's waste streams could supply more than half the continent's demand by 2050, provided investment in recycling infrastructure and unified regional…
Companies & Organisations
Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting Serbia's Aleksandar Vučić to sign 35 bilateral agreements as total Chinese investment in Serbia reaches €7.8 billion, with Zijin Mining and Zijin Copper alone accounting for…
Companies & Organisations
Chinese-linked ALTYN GEO RESOURCE has launched alluvial gold exploration at the Taldy licence area in East Kazakhstan as part of a programme spanning three separate licence areas totalling over 47 square kilometres…
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…
Industry News
The EU has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first coordinated critical minerals stockpile and begun storage talks with the Port of Rotterdam, as ten member states advance planning to…
Industry News
Russia's deputy foreign minister has warned that Washington's aggressive push for critical minerals agreements in Central Asia is an attempt to displace Russian influence and establish Western-controlled supply chain infrastructure on Russia's…
Companies & Organisations
Kazakhstan's government has confirmed support for East Hope Group's $12.6 billion full-cycle green aluminium project in Kostanai Region, with two alumina plants targeting combined capacity of three million tonnes annually planned to…
Industry News
China has warned Britain to "make decisions prudently" over plans to fully nationalise British Steel, threatening strong measures to protect Chinese company Jingye's rights after London seized operational control of the steelmaker…
Companies & Organisations
China's East Hope Group is pushing ahead with a $12.6 billion plan to build a fully integrated aluminium production chain in Kazakhstan, encompassing bauxite mining, alumina refining, and primary smelting across the…
Companies & Organisations
China's East Hope Group is exploring a 1 GW coal power plant to anchor a new aluminium complex in Kazakhstan's Kostanay Region, with Kazakhstan's energy minister pledging full ministerial support for the…