PROGRAM

• Economic forecast of mining and metals sector – key market drivers and industry expectations in 2016.
• Current and potential role of Central Asian states in the global supply of strategic ores and metals.
• Is there room for widening cooperation between Central Asian States in mining and exploration?
• Mining prospects in Central Asia – is the market attractive for large multinational players?
• Transformation of the interaction between governments and businesses in the face of declining revenues for both parties.
• Review of the new legislative initiatives from the state regulators (the concept of the “Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil use law”, the law “On Precious Metals and Precious Stones “, etc.)
• Are the proposed and ongoing regulatory changes meeting industry expectations?

• National interests and policies in extractive industries – what is changing in the Government vs Business sentiment?
• State supported mineral exploration and Joint Venture programs – how does this work in Kazakhstan?
• Removal of administrative barriers and red tape across Central Asian states – assessing ongoing developments.
• Forms and formats of state support offered to the Mining and Exploration businesses. What the local Governments expect in return?
• Review of state-supported joint venture projects – lessons learnt
• Need for speed and transparency – review of administrative changes in subsoil use licensing
• How to attract investors’ attention and to ensure their confidence at the early development stages?

Admission – free of charge to all visitors

Visitors must pre-register via https://2016.minexasia.com/expo-and-business-podiums-visitor-registration

• When will the “BIG” money return to the mining industry and will they go to Central Asia?
• New cooperation opportunities between stock markets of Kazakhstan and London for attracting global capital and boosting Kazakhstan’s economic growth.
• Who currently invests in the mining assets?
• What stress tests investors use to evaluate their risks? What investment and exit strategies they favor?
• How the local Governments are using their financial resources to stimulate mining growth?
• Is there money available within the local mining industry for funding new exploration projects?
• What are the opportunities for private investors?

Private equity funds – RCG’s entry and exit strategies.

• Transferring new technologies to stimulate exploration and enhanced
• Advancements in understanding the subsurface
• Application of 3D geological modelling
• Geochemical analysis of hidden ores
• Intensification of exploration via modern airborne geophysical technologies

• Review of the subsoil use regulation of uranium mining and processing in Kazakhstan
• Plans for the creation of the Low Enriched Uranium Bank in Kazakhstan
• The availability of geological information on uranium deposits
• Low cost uranium resources base and its renewal prospects in Kazakhstan
• Is it possible to build up stocks and not lose control?

•  Can local mining companies justify investment in modernisaion and innovation in declining markets?
• Manufacturing resource productivity – cost saving solutions and technologies
• Currency devaluation – impact on procurement and CAPEX management of mining operations
• Challenges and opportunities for the development of the high-end mining and metals production
• Local content – Information and Communication Technologies from Kazakhstan startups

• Access to information (from the corporate to the geological) – a key tool to increase the confidence of domestic and foreign investors in mining projects.
• Kazakhstan’s Code for Public reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZRC Code) – goals, objectives and implementation plans.
• The role of the GKZ (the State Reserves and Resources Committee of Kazakhstan) in the transition to the new reporting standards.
• The necessary conditions and the road-map for the creation of the Competent Persons framework and international certification in Kazakhstan.

• The value of the Code in creating conditions for the development of junior mining
• Will the Code remove the condition of the priority rights of the state to acquire subsoil assets?
• How the state priority rights in strategic assets will be regulated?
• Will the Mining Code provide for the legal regulation of subsoil tax provisions?
• What will be the provisions for governing areas not directly related to the use of mineral resources such as environment management and labor protection?
• How responsibilities and obligations of state agencies will be defined?
• What will be the provisions for risks associated with the subsoil use?
• State-sponsored geological survey and opportunities for cooperation with private companies.