A project to create a complex of scrap metal processing and aluminum product manufacturing facilities is being implemented in the Saryarka Free Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region, the regional akimat (regional state administration) has announced. The project will be based on the full-cycle Silumin of Qazaqstan plant currently under construction in the free…
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. plans to begin importing the rare metal gallium from Kazakhstan later this year to diversify supply sources of critical materials. The company said its subsidiary Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. reached a deal in December 2025 with the government-affiliated Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC to procure 15 tons of gallium per…
The state-owned enterprise Kyrgyzkomur mined 1,373,800 tons of coal last year. It was announced at a board meeting of the Ministry of Energy. Active mining is currently underway under nine licenses. The following deposits were officially opened in 2025: – Sulyuktu Talaa-11; – Beshburkhan; – Markai; – Torugart-1; – Kozho-Kelen. Mining operations are currently underway…
During the Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih on January 22, employees of two mines were trapped underground. They were at the depth of 1135, 865 and 475 meters. The Emergency Service spent 6 hours to take the miners to the surface. The miners had to cross almost 7 km. After midnight, another mine was cut…
In 2025, Uzbekistan exported $9.9 billion worth of gold, according to the National Statistical Committee. This is $2.42 billion, or 32.3%, more than in the previous year. The National Statistical Committee did not specify which countries Uzbekistan exported gold to during this period. Overall, in 2025, Uzbekistan exported $33.812 billion worth of various products. (Logistan)
On January 23, Ukrzaliznytsia will hold a meeting with businesses to discuss scrap sales. Ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap will be sold via Prozorro.Sales. The meeting will be held at the Central Railroad Station in Kyiv. (Ukrainian Metal)
Canadian mining company Laramide Resources announced the termination of its agreement with Aral Resources for the Chu-Sarysu uranium deposit development project in Kazakhstan. Laramide Resources cites changes to subsoil use legislation, approved by the President of Kazakhstan on December 26, 2025, as the main reason for its withdrawal from further participation in Kazakhstani projects. The…
Canadian company Silvercorp Metals Inc. reported that it had signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited and a Cooperation Agreement with the National Investment Agency under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. As reported, pursuant to these agreements, the company will acquire a 70% interest in Chaarat ZAAV CJSC, which holds a…