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Central Asia & Caucasus

11 countries · 28 producers · 39 sanctions entries mentioning region

World's #1 uranium producer (Kazakhstan — Kazatomprom), major gold (Uzbekistan — Navoi Mining, Kazakhstan — Kazzinc), copper (Erdenet-KZ, Almalyk-UZ), zinc/lead. Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) provides English-law fintech/tokenization gateway. Post-Soviet metals infrastructure feeding into Chinese and European markets.

Primary sources: AIFC · USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries — Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan entries · Kazatomprom IR

Producers (28) USGS country shares (19) Exchanges (0) Regulators (5) Export controls (5) Sanctions blocs (1) Map view

Producers in region

28 entries from TSM producer directory (cross-referenced with company IR pages, HKEX, SEC, ASX, LSE filings). Expand a metal to see members.

gold 5

Navoi Mining and Metallurgy — Uzbekistan
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AGMK) — Uzbekistan
Kazzinc — Kazakhstan · LSE
Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC — Kyrgyzstan
Solidcore Resources (formerly Polymetal International) — Kazakhstan · AIX

rhenium 3

Zhezkazgansirekmet Republican Copper Company (Kazakhstan) — Kazakhstan · KASE
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company (Uzbekistan) — Uzbekistan
GeoProMining / Armenia Copper Program (Armenia) — Armenia

aluminium 2

Azeraluminium LLC — Azerbaijan
Tajik Aluminium Company (TALCO) — Tajikistan

molybdenum 2

Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) CJSC — Armenia
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) – Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan

uranium 2

Kazatomprom (National Atomic Company of Kazakhstan JSC) — Kazakhstan · LSE/AIX
Navoiyuran (Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Company — Uranium Division) — Uzbekistan

copper 1

KAZ Minerals (KAZ Minerals Holdings Ltd.) — Kazakhstan

zinc 1

Kazzinc — Kazakhstan · LSE

lead 1

Kazzinc — Kazakhstan · LSE

silver 1

Solidcore Resources (formerly Polymetal International) — Kazakhstan · AIX

steel 1

Metinvest Holding LLC — Ukraine

iron_ore 1

Ferrexpo plc — Ukraine · LSE

vanadium 1

Navoiuran (Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Plant — Uranium and Vanadium division) — Uzbekistan

manganese 1

JSC Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (Ferrexpo / Privat Group related — Ukraine) — Ukraine · LSE

chromium 1

TNC Kazchrome JSC (Eurasian Resources Group / ERG) — Kazakhstan · KASE

titanium 1

UKTMP / ULBA Metallurgical Plant (Kazakhstan) — Kazakhstan · KASE

antimony 1

Talco Gold (Tajik Aluminium Company / Tibet Huayu Mining JV) — Tajikistan · SSE

indium 1

Kazzinc LLP — Kazakhstan · LSE

magnesium 1

Kazakhstan Magnesium Plant / Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium-Magnesium Combine (UKTMC) — Kazakhstan · KASE

ferrochrome 1

TNC Kazchrome JSC (subsidiary of Eurasian Resources Group – ERG) — Kazakhstan

USGS country-rank data (MCS 2026)

Rows for region countries that appear in USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 (DOI 10.5066/P1WKQ63T). Sorted by best rank.

Metal	Country	Rank	Production (tonnes U (uranium metal))	Reserves (tonnes U (Reasonably Assured Resources + Inferred Resources to $130/kg U, 2023 data from OECD NEA/IAEA Red Book as cited by WNA))	Source
uranium	Kazakhstan	#1	23,270	813,900	USGS MCS
uranium	Uzbekistan	#5	4,000	NA	USGS MCS
uranium	Ukraine	#10	288	106,700	USGS MCS
molybdenum	Armenia	#2	e5,300	150	USGS MCS
molybdenum	Kazakhstan	#8	e4,300	7	USGS MCS
molybdenum	Uzbekistan	#15	e2,000	21	USGS MCS
rhenium	Armenia	#2	200	95,000	USGS MCS
rhenium	Kazakhstan	#5	1,000	190,000	USGS MCS
rhenium	Uzbekistan	#9	7,000	NA	USGS MCS
mercury	Kyrgyzstan	#3	5	—	USGS MCS
mercury	Tajikistan	#7	4	—	USGS MCS
chromium	Kazakhstan	#5	e7,000	230,000	USGS MCS
zinc	Kazakhstan	#6	e360	7,400	USGS MCS
tungsten	Kazakhstan	#6	e2,400	NA	USGS MCS
bismuth	Kazakhstan	#6	180	—	USGS MCS
gold	Kazakhstan	#8	e130	2,300	USGS MCS
gold	Uzbekistan	#13	e130	2,200	USGS MCS
cadmium	Kazakhstan	#8	e1,100	—	USGS MCS
cadmium	Uzbekistan	#16	e230	—	USGS MCS
silver	Kazakhstan	#9	e630	NA	USGS MCS
antimony	Kazakhstan	#9	e800	NA	USGS MCS
antimony	Kyrgyzstan	#10	e700	260,000	USGS MCS
antimony	Tajikistan	#15	e22,000	60,000	USGS MCS
indium	Uzbekistan	#9	1	—	USGS MCS
tellurium	Uzbekistan	#9	18	—	USGS MCS
selenium	Kazakhstan	#9	50	—	USGS MCS
selenium	Uzbekistan	#17	2	—	USGS MCS
copper	Kazakhstan	#11	e710	20,000	USGS MCS
lead	Tajikistan	#11	e40	NA	USGS MCS
bauxite	Kazakhstan	#13	e4,800	160,000	USGS MCS
graphite	Ukraine	#18	e800	s	USGS MCS

Exchanges

Tracked in TSM exchange registry. Currency in region: KZT Kazakhstani Tenge · UZS Uzbek Sum · UAH Ukrainian Hryvnia · BYN Belarusian Ruble · GEL Georgian Lari · AZN Azerbaijani Manat · AMD Armenian Dram · KGS Kyrgyzstani Som · TJS Tajikistani Somoni · TMT Turkmenistani Manat · MDL Moldovan Leu.

No tracked futures venue based in this region.

Regulators

AFSA — Astana Financial Services Authority (AIFC) · primary site
NBK — National Bank of Kazakhstan · primary site
CBU — Central Bank of Uzbekistan · primary site
NBU — National Bank of Ukraine · primary site
CBA — Central Bank of Azerbaijan · primary site

Key export-control regimes

Outbound restrictions issued by regulators in this region. Cross-regional matrix: /export-controls/.

Kazakhstan uranium — Kazatomprom state stake (~74%), export via TENEX/Cameco/Orano JVs — state control, effective 1997-01-01 · official notice
Kazakhstan critical-minerals-list — 33 minerals, national development plan — national strategy, effective 2023-06-01 · official notice
Uzbekistan gold — Navoi + Almalyk export monopoly via state channel — state export monopoly, effective 1992-01-01 · official notice
AIFC digital-asset regulatory framework (crypto/tokenization sandbox) — sandbox regime, effective 2020-01-01 · official notice
Ukraine wartime metals export controls (steel, ferroalloys) — wartime restrictions, effective 2022-02-24 · official notice

Sanctions-issuing bodies

Daily-tracked feeds in TSM sanctions watch.

OFAC SDN — Belarus-related

Region on map

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