Mining and Metals Central Asia

Extraction of non-ferrous metal ores in Kazakhstan in January alone reaches 107 billion tenge

In January 2019, the output of non-ferrous metals reached 107 billion tenge, with an increase of 25.2% over the same period last year. This is the maximum rate in recent years. In 2018, production amounted...

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Aksu plant to increase factory area, and invest more than 3 billion tenge

Aksu Ferroalloy Plant, branch of Kazchrome, part of the ERG, in Pavlodar region, will increase the area of one of the smelting workshops, and invest nearly 3.3 billion tenge in the project by the end...

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Kazakhstan starts development of major-size tin deposit

In the North Kazakhstan region, this year works start on the largest tin deposit Syrymbet. The region’s governor Kumar Aksakalov said at the reporting meeting with the population that exploitation of...

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Mining of bauxite and other aluminium ores increases by 26% on-year

Through last year, mining of aluminum ores increased by 26%, to 6.1 million tonnes. Kazakhstan Aluminium is the largest enterprise in the industry engaged in the extraction and enrichment of bauxite...

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Karaganda province attracts $1bn-plus investment in midstream metallurgy sector

Last year the Karaganda region attracted KZT470 billion of investments. It is the highest figure for the past 25 years, the internal policy department of the region reports. 85% of the investments...

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Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgy industries hold market positions in 2018 despite losses in global produce value

Second in importance next to combustibles (oil, gas, coal, uranium), Kazakhstan’s metal mining sector has by and large come unscathed through the global metal slump which marked the year 2018. Losses...

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Kazakhstan sets 2019 uranium output target at 22,742 tonnes

Kazakhstan will remain the world's leader in uranium mining despite the complicated situation in the global market, said Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev. "Despite the difficulties...

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KAZ Minerals announces production results for 2018

According to the production results, the Company produced 294,7 kt of copper, which is 14% y/y higher than the previous year’s production results (2017:258,5 kt of copper) and corresponds to the upper...

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Kostanay Minerals increases production of commodity chrysotile in 2018 by 5%

Kostanay minerals increased the production of commodity chrysotile in 2018 by 5%, the company reported. "The production of chrysotile of the third and sixth groups in 2018 amounted to 202.7 thousand...

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Polymetal to support junior companies

Kazakhstan’s subsoil users got a chance to implement projects in the search and production of gold, copper and polymetals. Polymetal has taken the initiative to support junior companies, the press service...

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30th Central Asian International Mining Exploration & Mining Equipment Exhibition