2nd International Congress and Exhibition “Mining of Uzbekistan and Central Asia”
12-13 December 2023 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
+44 207 394 30 90 (London)
The professional international platform assembles 200+ heads of major mining companies from Uzbekistan and Central Asia: CEOs, CTOs, initiators of investment projects, government representatives, industry regulatory and supervisory authorities, technology licensors, manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and services, engineering, design and construction companies. The event is dedicated to the experience exchange of key mining companies, discussion of major investment projects on the construction and modernisation of mines, plants, and infrastructure facilities, development of new deposits, as well as opportunities to enhance the efficiency of existing mining companies.
Construction of a complex for the extraction and processing of gold at the Pistali deposit (MMP-6)
Nurata District, Navoi Region, Uzbekistan
About the project: Hydrometallurgical plant-6 will be put into operation in Nurata District of Navoi Region in December 2024. As a result of this, additional capacities for the extraction of 4 million tons of gold ore per year will be established at Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine. This investment project is being realised at the expense of NMMC and loans from foreign banks.
Initiator: Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine
Investment: $274 million
Timeframe: 2022-2024
Development of Yeshlik-1 deposit
Location: Almylyk region, Uzbekistan
Stage: construction of a copper concentrating plant
About the project: within the framework of the project, it is planned to build a copper concentrating plant (MOF-3) with a processing capacity of 60 mil tonnes of copper-molybdenum ore, a lime plant, a 650 megawatt power system and other infrastructure facilities. Enter Engineering and Uralmashzavod have been involved in the construction of MOF-3.
Operator/initiator: Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex
Investments: $3.1 bn
Deadline: 2023–2024
Geological exploration and the development of uranium deposits at Severniy and Yuzhniy Dzhengeldi promising sites
Location: Tamdynskiy district, Uzbekistan
About the project: Uzbekistan intends to increase uranium reserves due to the development of new deposits. Pilot activities on the production of uranium by the underground leaching are being carried out.
Stage: geological exploration is underway
Operator/initiator: Nurlikum Mining Uzbekistan-French Joint Venture
Dates: 2022–2028
Investments: $386 mil
Construction of a concentrating plant and industrial development of Aidarly copper deposit
Location: East Kazakhstan region, Kazakhstan
Stage: preparation of documentation
Operator/initiator: Aidarly Project
Dates: 2021–2027
Investments: $2.4 bn
Development of the Koksay deposit and construction of a concentrating plant
Location: Jetisu region, Kazakhstan
About the project: according to the preliminary estimates, the forecast operational resources of the Koksay deposit amount to 823.7 mil tonnes of ore, including copper – 3.5 mil tonnes at the average content of 0.42%, 63.7 tonnes of gold and 865 tonnes of silver. Taking into account the low copper content for the development of deposit it is planned to build a concentrating plant with a processing capacity of 50 mil tonnes of ore per year.
Operator/initiator: Konsolidirovannaya Stroitelnaya Gornorudnaya Kompaniya
Dates: the start of production is scheduled for 2026
Investments: $2.17 bn
Construction of a concentrating plant on Kacharskiy quarry
Location: Kostanay region, Kazakhstan
Stage: preparation of documentation
Operator/initiator: Sokolovsko-Sarbayskoye Mining and Concentration Association (ERG)
Dates: 2022 – 2030
Investments: $779 mil
Resource Director
Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NMMC)
Chief Geologist
Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NMMC)
Head of Investment Department
Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NMMC)
Deputy Head of Capital Construction Department, Head of Investment Department
NAVOIYURAN
Deputy Head of Capital Construction Department, Head of Investment Department
NAVOIYURAN
Deputy Chief Geologist for Surface Mining
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgy Combine (AMMC)
Deputy Chief Geologist for Surface Mining
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgy Combine (AMMC)
Participants by Profile
C-suite of mining companies
and mining processing plants
52%
Suppliers of technology
and equipment
32%
Government officials
and regulators
11%
Consultants and independent experts
5%
Attendees by seniority
General Directors, CEOs
50%
Technical Directors
40%
Government Representatives
5%
Others
5%
200+ executives from key mining companies in Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as project initiators, equipment and technology developers and producers, international investors
50+ major investment projects: Concentrating Plants construction, modernisation, capacity expansion and exploration of new deposits
40+ speakers and discussion participants: project representatives, regulators, leading industry experts
30+ hours of business and informal networking: one-on-one meetings on a pre-arranged schedule, business lunches, coffee breaks, interactive discussions, cocktail reception, and much more
Focus session: Drivers of mining industry development in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. Industry reform and international cooperation: what legislative and regulatory changes have taken place in the region and how have they affected the investment attractiveness of the industry?
Transformation of mining operations - new technologies and trends to maximise productivity
Important! Investments in the development of the industry: news on mining construction projects in the region
Mining resources in the context of energy transition: global market needs and companies strategies
Relevant! The new life of mine: resource enhancement technologies and tailings dam reclamation
Case-study: Resource management: exchange of practical solutions for energy and water saving technologies integration
CTOs' discussion: large-scale modernisation of companies - international cooperation and exchange of expertise
Specialised exhibition for technical, technological, and service solutions from industry leaders
