4 Session
14:30
– 15:50 / 1 December 2025
Auditorium
Kazakhstan Mining Outlook 2026: Reform, Resources and the Road to Value Creation
Kazakhstan’s mining industry is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by national economic reforms and shifting global demand for metals and minerals. This session will provide a comprehensive outlook on the key drivers, investment trends, and major projects shaping geological exploration and critical mineral development. It will also highlight Kazakhstan’s growing strategic role as a mineral supplier to Europe and Asia and examine how global market dynamics and geopolitics are influencing the country’s energy and resource strategies.
14:40 - Continued reform of Kazakhstan's mining sector. Expectations, realities, challenges.
14:50 - The Growing Importance of Environmental, Social, and Regulatory Factors in Mineral Resource and Reserve Reporting in Kazakhstan
15:00 - IG Asia & the Pribrezhniy Copper Porphyry Deposit - Kazakhstan
15:15 - A fresh approach to discovery