Tau-Ken Samruk will receive a grant from the EU and EBRD for projects in the field of rare and critical metals

Tau-Ken Samruk NMC JSC, the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed a “Statement of Intent on Technical Support for Raw Materials Projects.”According to a document signed during participation in Raw Materials Week in Brussels, the EU and the EBRD will provide a grant of 400,000 euros for research and development work on two projects: the extraction of lithium from the salt marshes of the Aral Sea and the development of the Upper Kairakty tungsten deposit.Planned work on lithium includes, but is not limited to, identifying promising areas, collecting soil samples, selecting optimal research methods and analytical interpretation of the samples obtained. Domestic specialists and research centers will be involved in the implementation of the project.Lithium is a highly sought-after metal in high-tech areas; more than half of all lithium mined in the world is used in the production of batteries and accumulators. Mining lithium fr