Azerbaijan Mining Expo · 8–10 September 2027

Azerbaijan mining market guide

Azerbaijan's mining market, the 2027–2030 state programme and selected project context.

Azerbaijan mining market

Your gateway to Azerbaijan's mining market.

Azerbaijan Mining Expo connects the country's mining sector with companies and professionals from the Caucasus, the Caspian region and Central Asia.

Meet in Baku to explore mining machinery, equipment, technology and new business connections.

Why Azerbaijan · Why 2027

A new market. A practical next step.

Explore the national programme
Mining processing plant and control room

01 / Projects

Find where your expertise fits.

Explore opportunities across exploration, extraction, mineral processing and metallurgy.

Mining professionals meeting

02 / Partnerships

Build your local network.

Meet suppliers, distributors and technical professionals focused on Azerbaijan and the surrounding region.

Baku and its regional connections

03 / Market access

Start the conversation in Baku.

Bring your equipment, technology and services to AME 2027.

Policy context · 2027–2030

The national programme behind the opportunity.

Azerbaijan's State Programme for the Development of Metal-Ore Mining and Metallurgy for 2027–2030 sets priorities for exploration, production capacity and the industry's contribution to the economy.

Approved

23 September 2026

Presidential Order No. 1226

These are targets for 2030, not current production or confirmed procurement commitments.

Exploration · §4.1.1

15,000 km²

Target cumulative area covered by geological exploration by 2030.

Aluminium · §4.2.1

100,000 t/year

Target annual electrolysis capacity at Azeraluminium by 2030.

Rolled products · §4.2.2

50,000 t/year

Target annual aluminium rolled-product capacity by 2030.

What this means for industry conversations

From policy priorities to practical capabilities.

AME's interpretation: the programme gives project owners, technology suppliers, service providers and investors a useful framework for discussion.

Exploration & resource evaluation

Discuss drilling, geoscience, laboratory services and resource data.

Industrial capacity & processing

Explore machinery, metallurgy, automation and maintenance expertise.

Competitive production

Connect around efficiency, engineering, infrastructure and regional partnerships.

A source-led market guide

Understand the projects. Start informed conversations.

Selected projects from AzerGold's published portfolio. Each profile separates reported activity from future plans.

Market information only. A project listing does not imply exhibition participation, partnership or an open tender.

AzerGold · Azerbaijan

Selected project regions in AzerbaijanBalakan in the northwest and Dashkasan in the west are regional reference points. Markers do not indicate mine coordinates.BalakanDashkasanBaku

Regional markers are approximate; outline based on Natural Earth

Primary sources

Dashkasan / gold

Chovdar

Production history

AzerGold reports extraction at Chovdar since 2017 and sulphide-phase operations since September 2020.

Portfolio organisation: AzerGold CJSC

Read official project profile

Balakan / zinc · silver · copper · lead

Filizchay

Resource evaluation

AzerGold describes resource estimation and mineralogical studies at this polymetallic deposit. Its published profile does not indicate commercial production has started.

Portfolio organisation: AzerGold CJSC

Read official project profile

Balakan / copper

Mazimchay

Planned joint development

Exploration took place in 2020–2022. AzerGold says joint development with Filizchay depends on metallurgical test results.

Portfolio organisation: AzerGold CJSC

Read official project profile
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