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Forecasts of global commodity and financial markets development. Roadmap for the improvement of legislation in subsoil use regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Key business risks and new opportunities. Mining Digitisation. Prospects for the growth of foreign investments in mining and greenfield exploration. New opportunities and financing tools in the mining industry.

Transition period for subsurface use contracts. Reporting by final beneficiaries of subsoil use. Implementation of the first-come, first-served principle. Changes in the obligations of the subsoil user. Changes in the composition and types of project documents, depending on the types of minerals. Measures to ensure company’s obligations relating to the exploitation of the deposit. Implementation of international system of calculation of reserves of mineral resources using the CRIRSCO system.

Introduction of the new draft environmental code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Updated requirements of the Code on Subsoil and Subsoil Use of the Republic of Kazakhstan for post-mining reconciliation and changes in the approach to the assessment of obligations following mine closures. New mechanisms for encouraging subsoil users to introduce ‘green’ technologies. Safety culture development.

Key success elements of establishing new businesses and transformation of existing enterprises in Kazakhstan’s mining sector.

What has changed in the financial and investment market with the adoption of the Subsoil Use Code of Kazakhstan? Foreign investment in the mining sector of Kazakhstan: a retrospective, case studies, and the experience of investors. Assessment of the JSC “Kazatomprom” IPO and prospects of raising money in the equity markets for mining companies operating in Kazakhstan. New opportunities for financing junior geological exploration projects in Kazakhstan. Selecting exit strategy: initial public offering v. sale to private equity v. sale to strategic investors. Investment case. The experience of attracting a world-class investment fund to a private mining project in Kazakhstan.

Industry 4.0: the digital transformation of the mining industry. The role and place of Kazakhstan. Government commitment to create an environment for the integration of digital technologies into domestic production. The challenges for the digital transformation of the mining industry in Kazakhstan and beyond. How do mining companies use the tools of the digital revolution? Digital twins: is it hype or an absolute requirement for the future? Examples of the implementation of AI solutions in certain segments of the production cycle. Introduction of machine learning, artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies.

Today, the information space is formed under the influence of many factors. Opinion about the company and its projects can be formed without the participation of the company itself – in the modern digital world it is not at all difficult to obtain information about the company. How should a company be and can participate in the development of its information space? Is it enough to be in contact with your partners or do you need to leave the “comfort zone”? Why is not enough simply providing the market with information about yourself and why industrial companies are engaged in the formation of a corporate brand. Who and how should be engaged in the creation of a corporate brand? How do strong brands help companies and organisations win internationally? How to make company events engaging not only for those who directly participate in these events, but also for millions of people in different countries around the world. Is it achievable? How to make an information occasion from a corporate event that would help the company to take its rightful place on the global information map? These and many other questions will be answered during the workshop “How companies talk?”.

MineTech Business 2019

The competition will provide a platform for technological companies and start-ups offering innovative solutions for Kazakhstan’s mining and exploration industries.

Venue: «Sary Arka 3», Radisson Astana Hotel

Trends. Resources. Technology. Regulation. Business cases.

MineTech University 2019

The competition will provide a platform for the presentation of innovative solutions and technologies projects carried out by mining and polytechnic universities.

Venue: «Sary Arka 3», Radisson Astana Hotel

11:00 – 11:20
Estimation of mineral resources by probabilistic description of geological boundaries.
Nursultan Ilyas, Dauletkhan Orynbassarov, Nazarbayev University

11:20 – 11:40
Integrated web tool for computer-aided design of open sites.
Yerkezhan Madenova, Nazarbayev University

11:40 – 12:00
Innovative solutions in the development of coal seams.
Galina Bibikova, Vladimir Volynkin, Hristina Bisagalieva, Anastasiya Dostovalova, Kuzbass State Technical University

12:00 – 12:20
Method of uranium extraction with a help of iron nanoparticles.
Azhar Adekhan, Anvar Abdrakhmanov, Zhadyra Karim, KGKP “Exploration College”

12:20 – 12:40
Development of the scheme of production of mineral basalt wool.
Zhassulan Ashimov, Kazakh-British Technical University

12:40 – 13:00
White oil.
Nurlan Nurabayev, Salamat Jailganov, Kazakh-British Technical University

13:00 – 13:15 Case challenge presentation, SRK Consulting

13:15 – 14:00 Lunch

16:00 – 17:00 Case studies presentations by University teams

17:45 – 18:00 MineTech awards presentation (Sary Arka 1)

Technical factors in the optimisation of mining production. Identifying priority KPI in the selection of production economic optimisation models. What are the priorities? Content, tonnage or extraction? How should we teach geologists, miners and enrichers to think about aspects of financial and economic feasibility? Cut-off grade as a key indicator of the economics of mining production. The need to increase flexibility in state regulation to provide a legal basis for the optimisation in the mining economy.

Sponsors: DMT and IMC Montan

Traditional and innovative geophysical, mineralogical and geochemical prospecting methods. The main trends in modern exploration techniques. New level of geological data management. Organisation of electric prospecting works and interpretation of magnetotelluric and magnetovariational sounding data. Fundamentals of automated field geometrisation. Practical examples of discoveries of hidden mineralisation and potential ore fields using traditional and digital methods.

From equipment supply to integrated solutions. Consolidation of mining production processes. Control systems and systems integration mining industry. The optimisation of enrichment and ore sorting processes. Improving the efficiency of ore blending and ore separation processes. Ore control.

Legislative changes for the development of Industry 4.0 in Kazakhstan. The National Plan for Digital Transformation in the Kazakhstani mining industry. The experience of creating technology parks and innovative hubs. The future of the mining labour market in Kazakhstan. Next Generation Workforce tools. Future skills in the mining sector: how to achieve “fitness for purpose”. Training programs for future specialists with the participation of mining companies. Social projects in the mining industry.