Cove Kaz Capital Group Executives to Speak at Astana Mining and Metallurgy Congress, Trans-Caspian Forum in Washington, D.C.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cove Kaz Capital Group LLC (“Cove Kaz” or “the Company”), a portfolio company of Cove Capital LLC, announced today that Chief Executive Officer Dominic Heaton will speak at the 16th International "Astana Mining & Metallurgy" Congress in Kazakhstan on June 11, 2026, and Head of Global Engagement Ashley P. Beaty will speak at the Trans-Caspian Forum 2026 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2026.

The executives will discuss the Northern Katpar and Upper Kairakty tungsten deposits, among the largest undeveloped tungsten resources globally.

In Astana, Dominic Heaton will participate in the panel session titled “Unlocking the Potential of Critical Minerals from Resources to Investment Projects” alongside the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Chief Executive Officer of national mining company Tau-Ken Samruk, the joint venture partner to Cove Kaz Capital Group. The Astana Mining & Metallurgy Congress is a key event in the mining and metallurgical industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, attended by mining companies, subsoil users, and representatives of state structures of Kazakhstan.

In Washington, D.C., Ashley P. Beaty will participate in the panel titled “Critical Minerals: Capitalizing on the Momentum” alongside the Managing Director for Asia, Infrastructure, and ICT of the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Hosted by the Caspian Policy Center, the Trans-Caspian Forum 2026 will convene senior U.S. and Central Asia government officials, leading experts, and private sector executives, including Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Erzhan Kazykhan, Representative of the President of Kazakhstan for Negotiations with the United States.

About Cove Kaz Capital Group LLC

Cove Kaz Capital Group LLC is a U.S.-backed critical minerals development company focused on advancing strategic resource projects in Kazakhstan. On 29 April 2026 the company acquired a 70 percent controlling interest in Severniy Katpar LLP, a joint venture with Kazakhstan’s national mining company Tau-Ken Samruk, which retains the remaining 30 percent.

Through this partnership, Cove Kaz will be developing the Northern Katpar and Upper Kairakty tungsten deposits, among the largest undeveloped tungsten resources globally. The project is advancing through feasibility, permitting, and development toward commercial production, with the objective of establishing a long-term, secure supply of tungsten to support critical industrial and defense applications in the United States and allied markets.