Official booklet of Adam Smith Conferences’ CIS Precious Metals and Stones Summit, which will take place on 13th & 14th February 2006 in Moscow, was issued.

Among the reporters of the Summit there are the representatives of such companies as ALROSA Investment Group, Placer Dome, Oxus Gold, Полюс, Peter Hambro, Centerra Gold, Polymetall, Kinross Gold Corporation, Barrik, Kentor Gold, Ovoca Resources, Eurogold, Avocet Mining, Frontier Mining Ltd, Oriel Resources, Vasilyeskiy Pit, Vasilyevskoe Zoloto, Charaltyn, Aton, Nomos Bank, SG Mining Finance, London Stock Exchange, UBS, Numis Securities, GFMS, Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Russia, the State Duma, Federation Council of Russia and many others.

The precious metals and precious stones industries of Russia & the CIS have been attracting ever-increasing attention in recent years, and international investors are now finally accepting that the region’s political and economic climate has changed significantly. Over the past couple of years, western mining companies have been coming to Russia and the CIS to build upon high quality resources and reap the rewards of world-class mineral deposits.

However, there are still challenges to doing business in the region, and issues such as the taxation environment, terms of recourse estimation, technological capabilities and underdeveloped infrastructure, still deter some multinational corporates from making substantial investments into Russia and the CIS.

In the light of these risks, but also the rich rewards presented by the region, Adam Smith Conferences’ CIS Precious Metals and Stones Summit will offer mining companies and potential investors the unique chance to evaluate industry developments and expand their knowledge on how to approach and manage risks, achieve successful operations, develop profitable projects for shareholders, and build strong business alliances with local partners.

Key Features at this Summit:

• Spotlight on Central Asia: a session entirely devoted to evaluating existing and future prospects for the production of gold and other precious metals in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
  
• Case Study Session “Expansion Strategies for Companies in Russia and the CIS”: investigating optimal expansion strategies and presenting best practice for developing strategic alliances with local partners
  
• Champagne Roundtables with Portfolio Investors: offering a superb opportunity to meet face-to-face with top investment managers from global natural resource sector funds
  
• Extended Session on Optimal Sources & Methods of Financing: devoted to analysing the major challenges in acquiring funds and to identifying the best sources and methods of financing mining and exploration projects
  
• Special Session on Opportunities for Junior Companies in the CIS Mining Industry: the session will be build on junior case studies presentations and discuss specific aspects of junior companies business
  
• Spotlight on Diamond Exploration and Mining in Russia: analysing key issues for Russia’s diamond industry and examining the opportunities for and challenges to investing and operating in the region
  

If you would like to be involved in this conference as a speaker or delegate, please contact: Masha Egorova on tel: +44 20 7490 3774 or email: cismining@adamsmithconferences.com., www.cismining.com