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Karabakh & East Zangezur Mining Opportunities

Explore the mineral resources, mining development projects, and emerging business opportunities shaping this important region of Azerbaijan.

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Karabakh and East Zangezur: A New Chapter in Azerbaijan's Mining Industry

Karabakh and East Zangezur are important regions in Azerbaijan's mining and metallurgical development. Their mineral potential includes precious metals, non-ferrous metals, polymetallic deposits, and industrial minerals.

Development of known deposits, modern geological assessment, and further exploration are reshaping the regional mining landscape. For international companies, the opportunity is to match proven equipment, technology, and specialist services to the needs of projects at different stages.

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Project context

Production, exploration, and assessment-stage projects require different technologies, timelines, and commercial approaches.

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Mineral Resource Potential

Precious metals, non-ferrous metals, polymetallic deposits, and industrial minerals form a varied geological base.

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Geological Exploration

Modern surveying, drilling, sampling, laboratory analysis, and resource modelling can improve geological understanding.

Open-pit mining and mineral processing facilities

Mining & Processing Development

Operating and developing projects create different requirements for extraction, beneficiation, flotation, and materials handling.

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Industrial Infrastructure

Power, water, logistics, site services, and resilient technical systems are essential throughout the project lifecycle.

Regional outlook

Explore the Mining Regions of Karabakh and East Zangezur

Mining activity across Karabakh and East Zangezur is associated with different mineral resources, geological settings, and project stages. Understanding those distinctions helps suppliers identify where their capabilities may be relevant.

Operating mine and plant

Aghdara

Copper mining and processing

Demirli combines open-pit mining with copper flotation processing in the Karabakh Economic Region.

Exploration and development

Kalbajar

Gold resource development

The Soyudlu–Zod deposit is undergoing geological assessment, drilling, mine planning, and processing studies.

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Assessment and preparation

Zangilan

Resource reassessment

Work is focused on modern geological reassessment, defining the resource base, and preparing for future project decisions.

04 · Project showcase

Demirli: An Established Copper Mining and Processing Operation

Demirli is an operating copper mine and processing site in the Aghdara area of Azerbaijan's Karabakh Economic Region. The operation includes open-pit mining and flotation facilities for copper, with a smaller molybdenum circuit.

Its operating footprint creates potential applications for mining machinery, mineral processing technology, industrial infrastructure, plant reliability, and specialised engineering. Opportunities remain specific to the operator's technical and procurement requirements.

Operator project profile

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Operating copper mine and plant

Open-Pit Mining Machinery

Excavation, loading, haulage, drilling, fleet support, and replacement components.

Copper Processing Technologies

Crushing, grinding, flotation, process control, and concentrate handling solutions.

Industrial Infrastructure

Power, water, tailings, site services, communications, and materials movement systems.

Engineering & Maintenance

Reliability, plant optimisation, inspection, maintenance, and specialised technical support.

Gold and exploration

Kalbajar and Zangilan: Gold Resources and Mineral Development

Kalbajar and Zangilan are important to the continued evaluation of Azerbaijan's mineral resource base. Modern exploration and technical studies are helping distinguish geological potential from projects that are ready for development or production.

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Exploration and development

Regional focus 01

Kalbajar

Soyudlu–Zod gold deposit

Historical geological information is being supplemented by modern exploration, drilling, mine planning, and technical studies. Future development depends on continuing evaluation and project decisions.

Official project context

Mineral samples and geological equipment displayed for Zangilan resource assessment

Reassessment and exploration

Regional focus 02

Zangilan

Gold and other mineral potential

Existing information is being reassessed using modern geological methods while technical and infrastructure preparation supports future evaluation. The area should not be presented as an active producing mine.

Official project context

Mineral resources

Mineral Resources Across Karabakh and East Zangezur

The region's mineral potential spans several commodity groups, each with different geological characteristics, technical requirements, and stages of evaluation. Commercial relevance depends on technical feasibility and economic assessment—not geological presence alone.

Gold

A focus for exploration and development work, including the Soyudlu–Zod deposit in Kalbajar.

Copper

The principal commodity at the operating Demirli mine and processing plant in Aghdara.

Molybdenum

A non-ferrous metal associated with the regional mineral portfolio and Demirli processing facilities.

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Polymetallic Deposits

Multi-metal geological occurrences require careful sampling, modelling, metallurgy, and economic evaluation.

Industrial Minerals

Non-metallic resources can support processing, manufacturing, and regional industrial activity.

Excavated rock and aggregate at an open-pit site

Construction Materials

Locally relevant materials may support infrastructure subject to technical, economic, and environmental assessment.

Commercial relevance

Business Opportunities Across the Regional Mining Value Chain

Regional projects may create demand for technologies, equipment, and services from exploration through operations and processing. International suppliers should align their offer with the maturity and technical requirements of each project.

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Exploration & Drilling

Apply modern surveying, drilling, sampling, assay, and resource-modelling capabilities.

Mining Machinery

Support excavation, loading, haulage, fleet maintenance, and site productivity.

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Mineral Processing

Provide comminution, flotation, separation, dewatering, and process-control solutions.

Infrastructure and environmental systems displayed at a mining exhibition

Industrial Infrastructure

Deliver reliable power, water, logistics, materials handling, and site-service systems.

Connected mining systems demonstrated at a technology exhibition stand

Automation & Digitalisation

Improve visibility with sensors, connected equipment, monitoring, analytics, and control systems.

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Engineering & Technical Services

Contribute mine planning, process design, environmental, safety, maintenance, and consulting expertise.

Enabling systems

Supporting Mining Development Through Infrastructure and Technology

Mining development depends on more than mineral resources. Access infrastructure, energy systems, water management, processing facilities, engineering expertise, and environmental management all influence a project's path from assessment to operation.

As regional projects progress, specialised providers may find relevant applications across these supporting areas. Requirements will vary, and the presence of mineral potential does not mean that every system is complete or every project is ready for immediate investment.

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Mining Infrastructure

Site access, materials movement, workshops, communications, and operational support.

Energy & Water Systems

Reliable supply, distribution, monitoring, efficiency, and responsible water management.

Processing Facilities

Fit-for-purpose crushing, grinding, flotation, separation, and materials-handling systems.

Environmental Technologies

Monitoring, tailings and water management, rehabilitation, and resource-efficiency solutions.

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Azerbaijan Mining Expo

Connect with Regional Mining Opportunities at Azerbaijan Mining Expo

Azerbaijan Mining Expo brings together mining companies, equipment manufacturers, technology providers, engineering specialists, and industry professionals interested in Azerbaijan's mining and metallurgical sector.

For international companies exploring Karabakh and East Zangezur, the exhibition is a platform to present relevant solutions, establish professional connections, and discuss potential business relationships across the mining value chain.

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Regional FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Karabakh & East Zangezur Mining Opportunities

Direct answers about project stages, mineral resources, supplier opportunities, and the role of Azerbaijan Mining Expo.

01What mining opportunities are available in Karabakh and East Zangezur?

Potential opportunities span geological exploration, drilling, mining machinery, mineral processing, infrastructure, automation, environmental technologies, engineering, and maintenance. Their relevance depends on each project's status and procurement requirements.

02Which minerals are found in Karabakh and East Zangezur?

The regional mineral portfolio includes gold, copper, molybdenum, polymetallic occurrences, industrial minerals, and construction materials. A mineral occurrence or resource is not automatically an economically recoverable reserve.

03What is the Demirli copper project?

Demirli is an operating open-pit copper mine and flotation processing site in the Aghdara area of Azerbaijan's Karabakh Economic Region. Its facilities include copper processing and a smaller molybdenum circuit.

04Are there gold mining opportunities in Kalbajar and Zangilan?

Kalbajar's Soyudlu–Zod deposit is undergoing exploration and development work. In Zangilan, modern geological reassessment, exploration, and technical preparation are in progress; it should not be described as an active gold-producing operation.

05How can international companies explore mining opportunities in the region?

Companies can assess project stages, match their technologies or services to technical needs, monitor operator and government updates, and build relationships with relevant mining and industrial stakeholders.

06What types of companies should participate in Azerbaijan Mining Expo?

The exhibition is relevant to mining operators, equipment manufacturers, mineral processing specialists, exploration and laboratory providers, engineering firms, automation companies, infrastructure suppliers, and environmental technology businesses.

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