Kazakhstan plans to establish an internationally accredited laboratory under the National Geological Service to curb illegal exports of rare earth metals (REMs), Vice Minister of Industry and Construction Iran Sharhan announced. The move aims to strengthen oversight of raw material shipments and prevent disguised smuggling of high-value minerals.
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"The fund will act as a kind of beacon — when it invests in a project, it will enable the DFC to invest both equity and debt financing and allow other international institutions to invest as well," said Sobolev.
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Kazakhstan’s vast reserves of critical minerals, from rare earths to titanium, were in the spotlight during a British-Kazakh Society webinar that brought together diplomats, industry experts, and analysts. The session explored Kazakhstan's emerging role as a crucial global supplier, strategies for sustainable mining, and the challenges of securing resilient supply chains in an era of geopolitical uncertainty.
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Uzbekistan is set to boost gold and uranium production in 2025 through new exploration technologies, with gold exports already surging.
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Europe’s first rare-earth magnet plant has opened in Estonia, aiming to supply over a million EVs and reduce the EU’s reliance on China.
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Ukraine and the US are advancing their minerals deal with site visits to identify projects, aiming to launch three pilot investments within 18 months.
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Over one hundred MEPs have called on the European Commission to expedite a robust trade defence framework for the steel sector, as global overcapacity threatens the competitiveness and jobs of over two million Europeans.
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Ukraine is exploring mining waste as a new source of critical materials, aiming to boost supply for high-tech industries while tackling environmental legacies.
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Kazakhstan and the DRC have signed agreements to deepen cooperation in mining, geology, and diplomacy.
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A proposal to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Kyrgyzstan will soon be put forward by the country's energy ministry, deputy minister of energy Emilbek Ysmanov told a parliamentary committee. The planned facility would use small modular reactor (SMR) technology and is expected to help alleviate the country's power outages.
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