News of Cental Asia
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Uzbekistan Launches Major Projects in Rare and Critical Minerals
By 2028, the country plans to implement 70 critical mineral projects worth $1.6 billion.
Strategic focus on lithium, tungsten, molybdenum, and rare earth elements Industrial parks for mineral processing are being established in Samarkand and Tashkent regions Projected revenue by 2028 is expected to exceed $1.5 billion, with more than half from exports Uzbekistan has signed a strategic partnership memorandum with the EU on critical minerals The new Law on Subsoil introduces modern standards, including a “first come, first served” licensing mechanism
