Managing Partner
VSSC
Vasily Storozhuk is a metals and mining strategist, investor, and corporate finance executive with more than 25 years of experience in the global mining and metallurgical industry. His work focuses on strategic development of resource projects, cross-border partnerships, capital allocation, and supply-chain transformation across emerging mining regions.
Vasily is the founder of VSSC an advisory and investment platform focused on critical minerals, mining project development, and industrial partnerships across the U.S., MENA, Central Asia, the Middle East, and other resource-rich regions. He works with governments, mining companies, and financial investors on project structuring, financing strategies, operational transformation, and market positioning.
Over the course of his career, Vasily has participated in large-scale mining investment projects across copper, gold, ferrous metals, battery metals, and specialty minerals. His experience spans the full mining value chain: from upstream resource development and processing to downstream metallurgy and international commodity markets.
He is actively involved in developing new investment platforms focused on critical minerals in Central Asia and regularly advises industry stakeholders on global metals markets, mining M&A, and long-term resource strategy.
From Local Champions to Global Players: The Next Stage of Development for Mining Companies in Central Asia
Central Asia has emerged as an increasingly important mining region, supported by substantial reserves of copper, gold, uranium, polymetals, and critical minerals. Over the past two decades, national and regional mining companies have successfully built large-scale operations, strengthened production capabilities, and established themselves as key contributors to their domestic economies.
As global demand for metals continues to evolve - driven by energy transition, infrastructure development, and supply-chain diversification - mining companies in the region are entering a new phase of development. This phase is less defined by resource availability and more by capital efficiency, partnerships, and integration into global markets.
The discussion will explore how mining companies in Central Asia can gradually expand their presence in international capital markets, deepen cooperation with strategic investors and financial institutions, and continue strengthening governance and investor communication practices. It will also consider how portfolio thinking, long-term financing strategies, and cross-border partnerships can support sustainable growth across commodity cycles.
Drawing on global industry benchmarks and regional experience, the session will highlight practical pathways through which mining companies can build on their strong operational foundations while increasing resilience, financial flexibility, and global visibility.
Central Asia has a unique opportunity to reinforce its position not only as a resource-rich region, but also as a stable and competitive mining investment destination.
