Escaping the Green Resource Curse in Central Asia

This episode explores the shifting landscape of  global resource security , specifically regarding the production and trade of  rare earth elements  and critical minerals. Reports detail  China's strategic export restrictions  on these materials, which have exposed the  vulnerability of European supply chains  in the green energy and defence sectors. In response,  Türkiye  is investing $600 mi...

On 8 June, MINEX Forum attended a closed-door panel in London, chaired by the Eurasia Critical Minerals Organisation (ECMO) and hosted by Pinsent Masons, bringing together geoscientists, financiers, lawyers, and diplomats from the Kazakh Embassy. The discussion cut through the headlines to ask the question that really matters for Kazakhstan's mining sector: not whether the geology is there, bu...

On 8 June, MINEX Forum attended a closed-door panel in London, chaired by the Eurasia Critical Minerals Organisation (ECMO) and hosted by Pinsent Masons, bringing together geoscientists, financiers, lawyers, and diplomats from the Kazakh Embassy. The discussion cut through the headlines to ask the question that really matters for Kazakhstan's mining sector: not whether the geology is there, but wh...

Welcome to the MINEX Forum podcast. In the next thirty minutes, we're going to walk through a story that most Western policymakers are still sleeping on—but that Beijing, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington are waking up to at pace. Central Asia is not simply growing. It is repositioning itself at the very heart of the global critical raw materials race. And the mining sector is no longer a backg...

Энергетический переход и цифровая революция заставляют мир искать замену монополии Китая на рынке критических минералов. В этом выпуске разбираем, как Центральная Азия и Южный Кавказ превращаются из сырьевых придатков в высокотехнологичные хабы. Как Казахстан и Узбекистан осваивают переработку редких металлов? Какую роль Турция играет в качестве главного логистического узла через Срединный коридор...

The provided sources examine the evolving geopolitical landscape of the critical minerals sector, focusing on the strategic importance of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. As global demand for materials like lithium and copper surges due to the energy transition, regional players such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are shifting from raw ore exports toward high-value domestic processing. Internati...

Welcome to this special deep-dive podcast episode, brought to you by the MINEX Forum. This episode is based on the groundbreaking research article, "Central Asia as New Battle Grounds: Critical Mineral Strategies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan," authored by Younkyoo Kim, Lyailya Ivatova, Sujin Kang, and Yerden Ordabek. Whether you are driving an electric vehicle in Europe, using a smartphone in the...