Asia Metals and mining
Uzbekistan, China eye joint uranium exploration
Tashkent is looking to an array of international partners to hit its ambitious output targets.
Report urges US to step up push for big share of Central Asia’s rare earths prize
Americans should make their move before China looks to corner sector, experts say. The soft heavy metals are important to the green energy revolution and some latest weapons systems.
We’re ‘landlocked but not mindlocked’ Mongolian PM tells US on visit to Washington DC
Praising America as the “guiding North Star for our democratic journey”, L. Oyun-Erdene offers more economic engagement including deals on critical minerals.
US discussed ‘creative ways’ to help get rare earths out of Mongolia
Surrounded by China and Russia, landlocked country is in a delicate geopolitical position.