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Contracts for subsoil use of two Kazatomprom subsidiaries were extended
Kazatomprom is the largest uranium producer or about 24% of the total global primary uranium production in...
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Licenses for subsoil exploration in Kazakhstan increased fivefold
There are 443 active contracts for metals and minerals in the country
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Kazakhstan mined 113.9 million tons of coal in 2022
At the end of 2022, coal exports amounted to 32.5 million tons
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Geological Museum opened in Pavlodar region
The new museum was created with the support of the Aksu Ferroalloy Plant, a branch of TNC...
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Comprehensive plan for Abai Region development
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has adopted a Comprehensive Plan for the Social and Economic...
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25 foreign companies form a third of all taxes in Kazakhstan
The removal of covid restrictions, coupled with rising prices for oil and metals, has become a key...
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Kazakhstan Returns Valuable Mineral Deposits to State Ownership
Kazakhstan is seeking strategic Investors to develop Mineral Deposits
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Kazakhstan and Switzerland Agree on Precious Metals Hallmark Recognition
Kazakhstan ratified an agreement with Switzerland on the recognition of samples on articles made of precious...
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Kazakhstan’s Gold Production Reached Record Highs in 2022
The production of raw gold in Kazakhstan has approached 130 tons, of which 73.2 tons of the...
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The West to Increase Interest in Kazakhstan’s Natural Resources
The situation in Ukraine and a recent spike in US-China tensions have increased Western interest in the...
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2022 annual review of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgy industry
In 2022 Kazakhstan continued bolstering the development of its industrial sector
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Miners have to make move into higher risk jurisdictions, ERG CEO says
The mining sector will need to get over its reticence to operate in jurisdictions with high-risk profiles...
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How 1C: TOIR is used in Kazakhstan to manage repairs following the example of successful KLMZ experience
The Karaganda Foundry and Machine-Building Plant (KLMZ) was chosen as a pilot site for the global digitalization...
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Kazakh miners plan to “go green”
National ESG Club established in July 2022, brings together companies that are leaders in ESG transformation in...
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The Ministry of Finance announced the additional amount that will be required to fulfill the instructions of the President
33.4 billion tenge would be needed to hold elections to the Majilis and maslikhats of all levels...
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The Ministry of Economy in Kazakhstan plans to reduce the dependence of single-industry towns on city-forming enterprises
The city of Saran in the Karaganda region has been used as an example, as it has...
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The Prime Minister reappointed as the Chairman of Samruk-Kazyna Fund Board
Previously, one of the fund's independent directors was elected to this position.
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The Ministry of Industry was instructed to take measures to curb illegal mining
Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov of Kazakhstan has instructed the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development to take...
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Kazakhstan for “Green” future
Kazakhstan is the first country in Central Asia that has adopted a long-term strategy to achieve carbon...
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13 new depisits added to the state register in Kazakhstan in 2022
As a result of geological exploration at the expense of subsoil users, 13 fields were added to...
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Kazakhstan is Russia’s climate twin
The economies of Kazakhstan and Russia are similar as both depend on the sale of minerals....
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RG Gold plans to expand tailings facility to 80 million cubic meters
The gold mining company RG Gold, which develops the Raygorodok deposit in the Akmola region, plans to...
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President Tokayev dissolved the Mazhilis
The Head of State, by Decree dated January 19, 2023, dissolved the Mazhilis of the Parliament of...
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Depletion of mineral resources are called a threat to Kazakhstan
The depletion of profitable mineral reserves and increased competition between countries for the possession of mineral resources...
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Kazakhstan wants to establish mandatory requirements for the provision of raw materials
Kazakhstan wants to establish mandatory requirements for the provision of raw materials, the press service of the...
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Parliament approves deprivation Nazarbayev of special status
Parliament has approved the deprivation of ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev of a special status
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Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov tasks the Government to expand the pool of new industrial projects in Kazakhstan
Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov set priority tasks for the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development for the...
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Kazakhstan is increasing the production of precious metals
At the same time, the production of industrial metals in 2022 decreased.
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Kazakhstan plans to launch a major uranium project
This production is intended for the production of uranium oxide.
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Mining companies must pay higher taxes Kazakh president says
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered his government to extract greater tax revenue from the mining sector which...
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Kazakhstan increased copper output by 12.7% in 2022
Kazakhstan's production of refined copper increased by 12.7% year-on-year in 2022
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Council of Domestic Entrepreneurs raised issues of the development of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical sector
Council of Domestic Entrepreneurs chaired by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov, where they raised issues of the development...
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Green hydrogen: Kazakhstan may enter the top ten largest exporters
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke about the prospects for renewable and alternative energy in Kazakhstan
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President Tokayev reorganised the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources
On 2 January 2023 President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev signed a Decree on "Measures to further improve...
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Kazakhstan and EU agreed on strategic partnership in the field of sustainable raw materials and green hydrogen
Kazakhstan and the European Union have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic partnership in the field...
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Kazakhstan will start exporting uranium bypassing Russia
Sanctions are propelling a shift away from transit across Russia.
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There are interesting objects in the list of deposits put up for auction, according to the industry
According to the industry-government agency, 28 lots will be put up for auction.
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Kazakhstan seeks to increase the capacity of the mining and metallurgical industry
To improve the investment attractiveness of the mining industry the Government had decided to exempt from...
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Condor Secures Mining License for Lithium in Kazakhstan
Condor Energies Inc., a Canadian-based energy transition company with activities in Turkiye and Kazakhstan, has disclosed that...
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ERG supports Saudi Arabia for initiating a collaborative approach to future growth of mining industry
ERG and MAADEN signed MoU to build a best-in-class technology hub and to accelerate exploration in Saudi...
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On May 26, 2023, an auction will be held in Astana for granting the right to subsoil use for the extraction of minerals
28 lots of minerals such as gold, silver, quartzites, barite, coal, phosphorites will be put up for...
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The activities of subsoil users will be monitored from space
Space monitoring will be introduced to control the activities of subsoil users. Vice Minister of Industry and...
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With whom contracts for subsoil use were terminated in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development has published a list of revoked licenses and terminated contracts...
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Kazakh geophysicists have begun to explore minerals in Australia
Geophysicists can discover not only deposits of copper, but also gold, as well as polymetals.
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Kostanay mining operations have almost halved volumes
The situation in the mining sector is ambiguous. SSGPO JSC, which is part of the Eurasian Group,...
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The inflow of foreign investment in the mining industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2022 amounted to 11.7%
According to the results of 9 months of 2022, the gross inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI)...
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Services in the mining industry increased by 15%
In the mining industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, along with the growth, there is a decrease...
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Growth in Kazakhstan’s mining industry declines despite increased investment
Growth in Kazakhstan's mining industry slowed down, although investment in fixed assets in the industry rose by...
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New standards of industrial relations
National mining company "Tau-Ken Samruk" introduces new standards of industrial relations (industrial relations, IR).
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Unified platform for subsoil use “Minerals.gov.kz”
A single platform for subsoil use will provide transparency and speed up the process of obtaining two...
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Space monitoring contributes to strengthening control over subsoil use
Space monitoring will be introduced to control the activities of subsoil users. Vice Minister of Industry and...
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Environmental control over the activities of large manufacturing companies
On December 7, 2022, a briefing was held by the Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Regulation...
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Kazakh mining companies will be obliged to supply metals to domestic industrial enterprises
Those who fail to do so will be unilaterally terminated subsoil use contracts, according to a document...
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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have expanded cooperation in the field of ecology and environmental protection
Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Brekeshev S.A. took part in...
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Kazakhstan simplifies procedures for obtaining licenses in the field of subsoil use
Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Kairbek Uskenbayev at a meeting of the Government of the Republic...
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Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On geodesy, cartography and spatial data”
Also, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed the law “On amendments and additions to some...
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Rio Tinto unhappy with increase in mineral extraction tax in Kazakhstan
Its increase occurred without sufficient discussion with the mining industry, according to the Kazakhstan office of a...
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How much gold has risen in price in Kazakhstan
The rise in the value of the precious metal occurs against the backdrop of a weakening...
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Deputies require disclosure of all major subsoil use contracts
It is necessary to publish information for the entire period of the country’s independence, the Majilis...