Silvercorp Metals Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Silvercorp") announced the results of the first 29 borehole tests at its Chatat Kyzyltash gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. The data shows that the deposit has good continuity of the main ore body and high grades in some areas, demonstrating significant resource potential. Currently, the company is accelerating its transformation into a diversified precious metals producer, leveraging solid exploration results and a clear development path.

The Tajik Geological Survey stated that newly discovered rare earth metals tantalum and niobium deposits in Tajikistan could reshape the country's mining industry and economic prospects.

From the second quarter to July 2026, Chinese capital intensively launched several large-scale investment projects in the fields of copper and aluminum mineral exploration, green smelting, and deep processing in the five Central Asian countries, covering core resource countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The investment logic is deeply aligned with the industrial orientation of Central Asian countries to restrict the export of primary minerals and extend the metallurgical industry chain. Relying on the cross-border logistics of the Belt and Road Initiative and the customs clearance advantages of the Khorgos Port, a complete supply chain system of "local mining of minerals in Central Asia - local smelting and processing - port return for domestic sales + Eurasian export" has been gradually built.

From July 22nd to 23rd, the China-Kazakhstan Nonferrous Metallurgy Sustainable Development Forum was held in Kazakhstan. At the forum, Nurlan Respanov, President of the National Academy of Mining Sciences of Kazakhstan, proposed a noteworthy suggestion: many mineral deposits are located on both sides of the border. Currently, some mineral resources on the Chinese side are already under development, while some deposits on the Kazakh side remain in the reserve stage.

According to a report by Asia Express News Agency on July 13, Tajikistan's Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Sheral Kabir, stated that approximately 80% of the equipment for the Namadgut lithium mine project in the Ishkashim district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region has arrived in Tajikistan, and the project is scheduled to commence within one year.

As of early July 2026, three significant changes have emerged in Central Asia's key mineral sector: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have begun to integrate exploration, smelting, and deep processing into their integrated industrial plans; the United States has intervened in geological data, investment, logistics, and offtake agreements through the C5+1 mechanism; and Central Asian countries are leveraging competition from the US, China, and Europe to enhance their bargaining power over resources. The current focus of competition lies in controlling exploration data, financing, processing technology, transportation routes, and final sales contracts.

Significant progress has been made in mining cooperation between Kazakhstan and Afghanistan. During the opening ceremony of the Kazakhstan Trade House in Kabul, Sharkia Zinc, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan's state-owned mining group, and Afghan German Bakhtar Company of Afghanistan officially signed a zinc ore supply contract, marking a substantial step forward in cooperation between the two countries in the mineral resources sector.

According to Tajikistan's Asia+ news agency, a new round of talks between the United States and Central Asian countries under the "C5+1" framework was held in Astana, focusing on cooperation in key mineral resources.