Mining and Metals Central Asia

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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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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SSMPA of ERG increases iron ore production in 2018 by 19%

Sokolovsko-Sarbayskoye Mining and Production Association (SSMPA), part of the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), increased the production of iron ore by 19% to 12.5 million tonnes in 2018. "In general,...

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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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KAZ Minerals announces the completion of the acquisition of a deposit in Chukotka

Kazakhstan's KAZ Minerals announced the initial completion of a deal to acquire the Baimsky copper-gold deposit in Chukotka. According to the company, the completion of the transaction occurred after...

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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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2018 successful for Kazakhstan’s metallurgy sector

Production growth occurred in almost all industries, and the industrial production index compared with 2017 reached 4.1%. However, it could be more. According to the results of 10 months, it amounted...

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30th Central Asian International Mining Exploration & Mining Equipment Exhibition