Dushanbe is hosting its first-ever international investment forum and exhibition in the mining and metallurgy sector today.
The event includes ministers from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, and other countries. According to the program, plenary sessions will address investment opportunities in Tajikistan’s mining and metallurgy industry.
The forum will feature five sessions discussing critical topics such as geology's role in economic development, mineral resources, and the systematic training of a skilled workforce as a foundation for advancing Tajikistan's mining and metallurgy industry.
A key focus of the forum is showcasing Tajikistan's investment projects in mining and metallurgy.
Over 200 executives from major mining and metallurgy companies in Tajikistan and Central Asia, project initiators, equipment and technology providers, and international investors will present cutting-edge technologies and equipment for ore extraction and processing, including new solutions for mining.
The forum is expected to result in cooperation agreements with foreign firms, facilitating direct investment into Tajikistan’s mining sector.
Major projects include mineral extraction at the Shohqadambulog deposit in the Sughd province, modernization of the Adrasman Mining and Processing Plant, extraction and processing of coal from the Shurob deposit, construction of a processing plant at the Pindar antimony deposit, modernization of TALCO’s aluminum production, and others.
Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Aziz Nazar, told Khovar news agency that Tajikistan’s mining sector has a strong mineral resource base, sufficient to support the industry’s long-term growth.
The country has reportedly identified and partially prepared around 800 deposits of various minerals, rare and precious metals. Tajikistan's deposits supply over 50 types of mineral resources, including gold, silver, lead, antimony, mercury, lithium, nickel, tungsten, rare and scattered elements, gemstones, marble, and more.
