BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. Kazakhstan is
creating favorable conditions for cooperation with leading global
companies in the critical minerals sector, President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev said.
As the presidential press service reported, he made the
statement during the 38th plenary session of the Foreign Investors'
Council in Astana.
"Critical minerals are becoming a key strategic resource of the
new industrial era. In response to global changes, Kazakhstan is
consistently improving its regulatory framework and industry
governance mechanisms, creating the most favorable conditions for
cooperation with leading global companies. We have launched the
Unified Subsoil Use Platform, which has automated 22 public
services related to licensing and monitoring compliance with
subsoil users' obligations," the president said.
Tokayev noted that more than 4.7 million archival geological
documents and materials, previously available only in paper and
magnetic formats, have already been digitized and transferred to
the country's unified national digital geological database.
"In addition, we have begun using artificial intelligence to
accelerate the conversion of historical geological data into modern
machine-readable formats. As part of the initiative to establish a
Regional Rare Earth Research Center in Astana, we are creating a
single hub that will provide international investors with
high-precision geological data," the president said.
