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Catalis: Transforming Resource Development Through Strategic Intelligence

From mine to market, Catalis brings clarity, strategy, and execution where it matters most

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Track Record of Impact

  • Advising national-level CRM-focused companies across full project lifecycles: exploration, technical studies, project finance, construction, and downstream integration

  • Advising confidential clients on structuring of public-private partnerships, M&A evaluations, capital strategy, and global stakeholder engagement

  • Advising on IPO process strategy, investor communication planning, and social media-based communications for a private mining company preparing for public listing and future investor outreach

  • Advising on project finance strategy and asset positioning to attract investment into graphite, tungsten, and gold portfolios

  • Guiding board-level and ministerial decisions shaping mining sector reforms, ESG alignment, and global positioning

  • Leading institutional transformation and brand repositioning to prepare clients for international partnerships, investment readiness, and long-term growth

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Our Foundation: Why We Exist

Catalis was founded on the belief that global progress demands smarter and more responsible approaches to mining and resource development. That means integrated strategies, effective communication, thoughtful financing structures, and execution-oriented planning.

Our mission is to help clients build resilient supply chains, attract the right investment partners, and create long-term enterprise value—particularly in, but not limited to, the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) space.

With decades of international experience—including extensive work in Central Asia—we bring unmatched insight into technical feasibility, global market positioning, ESG alignment, project financing, communication strategies, risk management, and opportunity realization.

Catalis Strategies is a strategic advisory firm advancing global mining through sustainable development, project finance, investment strategy, and both technical and investor communications. We specialize in helping companies—and governments—navigate complex challenges in resource development, particularly in Critical Raw Materials (CRM), while also addressing broader mining needs across commodities.

We don’t just offer advice. We deliver execution-ready strategies that align technical feasibility with global market demands, ESG standards, investment requirements, and board-level expectations.

Our expertise begins where ownership begins. When a company acquires or controls a mining concession, Catalis steps in with the strategic and tactical roadmap to transform that asset into a producing operation. From exploration to engineering studies, from project finance to construction and commissioning — supporting the entire lifecycle to unlock the full value of the asset. Our advisors regularly brief senior executives, board members, and government officials on decisions that shape national-level mining strategies.

Meet the Experts Behind the Impact

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Han Ilhan

Managing Director

Seasoned mining executive and strategic advisor with decades of global leadership in exploration, development, project finance, and capital markets

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Anna Ilhan

Communications Strategist

Expert in narrative development, investor communication, stakeholder engagement, and brand positioning for technical industries

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Kassi Beisembetov

Investment Strategy Advisor

Specialist in mining finance, investor relations, M&A strategy, and capital structuring for the raw materials sector

Our Formula for Driving Results

Insight

Strategy

Execution

We convert knowledge into impact. With Catalis, you are not just getting a plan — you are getting a partner in making it real.

What We Do & Where We Focus

We provide tailored, high-impact solutions across the mining lifecycle, with deep specialization in CRM strategy:

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Sustainable Mining Consulting

Advising on responsible exploration, production, and supply chain design

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Why Catalis?

  • Trusted by multiple clients — ranging from national-level enterprises to private mining companies—for comprehensive advisory across project development, project financing, strategic partnerships, communication strategies, institutional transformation, and global positioning

  • Currently advising one of the world’s largest CRM-focused companies, with over 70 assets spanning operating mines, advanced development projects, and high-potential exploration targets across more than 25 different CRM commodities

  • Providing IPO and M&A readiness support for a private mining company preparing for a public listing and strategic transactions; this includes capital markets advisory, investor communications planning, social media strategies, and project finance assistance across graphite, tungsten, and gold portfolios

  • Experts in developing strategies and tactical plans across upstream (exploration and mine operations), midstream (metal production and midstream product processing), and downstream (manufacturing integration and market applications)

  • We combine deep expertise in technical mining, ESG, project finance, investment strategy, M&A, capital markets, communication, and global partnerships into a single, cohesive advisory model

  • We are not generalists. We are specialists with unmatched expertise in mining — and in particular with Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) essential to global industries

  • We turn insight into impact — with precision, perspective, and measurable results

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