MINEX Kazakhstan 2026

The forthcoming Forum anticipates over 100 Speakers, 450+ Delegates, 40+ Exhibitors and 1000+ exhibition visitors from Kazakhstan and 30 countries across Central Asia, Europe, North and Latin America, Africa, Australia, China, India, Mongolia, Malaysia, and New Zealand.

The Forum is poised to witness a record influx of foreign investors keen on exploring and developing precious metals, copper, coal, lithium, and uranium, as well as rare and rare-earth metal deposits, marking a historic milestone for the Forum.

 

Strategy Session 3 | 11:00– 12:15 | Kazakhstan Vision 2030: Developing High Value-Added Mining and Metallurgical Clusters

Location: Sary Arka 2-3

Moderator: David Pearce, Corporate Consultant (Mining Engineering)

 

Technical Session 1 | 14:00 - 15:30 | Innovations and Digitalisation in the Mining Sector: Economic Effect, Challenges, Prospects

Location: Sary Arka 3

Moderator: Chris Bray, Principal Consultant (Mining Engineering)

SRK Presenter:  

14:45 | Uncover Hidden Value: $50M+ In-Situ Added Through Targeted Short-Program AI Drilling | Laura Ward, Consultant (Geologist) 

 

SRK Consulting Open Workshop: Water Stewardship in Kazakhstan | 15:00– 15:30 

Location: Sary Arka 3

SRK Presenters

15:00 | Water Stewardship in Kazakhstan: Catchment‑Scale Thinking, Groundwater Potential and Opportunities for Joint Action | Ivan Shubin Senior Hydrogeologist

15:15  | Water in Mine Operations and Slope Stability | Damir Tleugaliyev, Hydrogeologist

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical session 5 | 11:30– 13:00 | Project Evaluation – understanding residual risk & positioning operations to succeed

Location: Sary Arka 3

Moderator: David Pearce, Corporate Consultant (Mining Engineering)

SRK Presenters: 

11:30 | Resilience based design; benefits, practicalities, and operational realities | Alasdair Ross, Senior Consultant (Geotechnical Engineering)

11:45 | How to accelerate the project evaluation process | David Pearce, Corporate Consultant (Mining Engineering)


Technical session 6 | 14:00– 15:45 | Implementation of advanced technologies for escalating resource base development in Kazakhstan

Location:  Sary Arka 2

Moderator: Chris Bray, Principal Consultant (Mining Engineering)

SRK Presenters: 

14:15 Implementing best practice for underground mining | Chris Bray, Principal Consultant (Mining Engineering)

 

Technical session 7 | 14:00– 15:45 | From Liability to Asset: Navigating the New Era of Tailings Management in Kazakhstan

Location: Sary Arka 3

SRK Presenters: 

14:00 | How is Kazakhstan responding to global developments in tailings governance? | Sandugash Abdizhalelova

Senior Sustainability Consultant

14:15 | Sonic Drilling for Tailings Dam Investigations: Unlocking Reliable Sample Recovery in Kazakhstan | Sue-Anya Khelawan, Senior Consultant (Tailings)

 

Conclusion | 17:00– 17:30

Location: Sary Arka 2

SRK Presenters: 

David PearceCorporate Consultant (Mining Engineering)

Chris Bray, Principal Consultant (Mining Engineering)