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Mining Armenia Forum 2025, an international conference dedicated to the mining industry, kicked off on October 3 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, bringing together government officials, experts, and industry leaders.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered remarks at the forum.
The Armenian Ministry of Economy and the Association of Miners and Metallurgists of Armenia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) during the forum.
This year’s conference is held under the theme “Mining and Energy: International Trends and Armenia’s Potential.”
More than 250 representatives from investment companies, the private sector, expert circles, and government agencies are participating in the event.
Leading experts from Armenia, Canada, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Russia, the U.S., Belarus, and the UAE are taking part in panel discussions and other events.
The main topics of discussion include: mining as a source of new energy; investment opportunities and global economic trends; the current state and future prospects of Armenia's mining industry; sustainable development and societal trends in the mining sector; as well as sustainable development as a result of technological advancement. The role of technologies in mining and beyond, along with other related topics, will also be addressed.
Among the main speakers of the forum are: Laura Bailey (Senior Economic Development Expert, former Head of the World Bank Office in Armenia); Kirsten Hund (Senior Mining Specialist with the Energy and Extractives Global Practice of the World Bank); Frik Els (Editor at MINING.COM); Hakob Ghahramanyan (Senior Banker in the Natural Resources Division of the EBRD, Regional Head for Central Asia); Joel Sutherland (CEO of Hayasa Metals Inc.); Vyacheslav Tosakov (Deputy Director of the Strategy and Operations Department at KPMG Caspian); and Wael Jaber (Vice President of Mining and Metallurgy Consulting at Wood Mackenzie).