Format: Presentations and panel discussion 

The challenge of evaluating and negotiating mining projects is a symptom of a market in transition in Kazakhstan. Small mining companies that cling to unrealistic, un-modelled price expectations risk being left behind as the sector consolidates around sophisticated majors and state-backed giants. Conversely, buyers who fail to appreciate the improving regulatory landscape, the tax benefits, and the genuine geological potential of the region will miss out on the global race for critical minerals. The case-based approach demonstrates that the valuation gap is bridged when both sides stop looking at the ground and start looking at the project’s technical, financial, and legal "Basis of Design".