Metals and Minerals

20.01.2026

Illegal use of subsoil intensifies in Ulytau region of Kazakhstan

Shadow extraction of mineral raw material resources is identified on the territory of the region. Satellite monitoring by national operator Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary detected 53 zones of alleged unauthorised subsoil development, according to a report from the region's environmental prosecutor's office.

The inspection confirmed the violations. Two criminal cases are opened...

Shadow extraction of mineral raw material resources is identified on the territory of the region. Satellite monitoring by national operator Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary detected 53 zones of alleged unauthorised subsoil development, according to a report from the region's environmental prosecutor's office.

The inspection confirmed the violations. Two criminal cases are opened...

20.01.2026

About 200 million tonnes of radioactive waste formed in Kazakhstan

31.6 billion tonnes of industrial waste is accumulated in Kazakhstan and 1 billion tonnes is generated annually, reported the Project Office on Climate Change and Green Energy for Central Asia.

70% of the total volume of waste falls on technogenic-mineral formations, including overburden and ash and slag, says a message from...

31.6 billion tonnes of industrial waste is accumulated in Kazakhstan and 1 billion tonnes is generated annually, reported the Project Office on Climate Change and Green Energy for Central Asia.

70% of the total volume of waste falls on technogenic-mineral formations, including overburden and ash and slag, says a message from...

20.01.2026

Kazakhstan’s Sarytogan deposit’s shallow drilling at Ilkin has defined a 600m-wide copper bedrock anomaly to 0.5% Cu.

Sarytogan Graphite Limited has reported encouraging shallow drilling results from the Ilkin prospect at its Baynazar copper exploration project in Kazakhstan, where 130 KGK drill holes have defined a strong copper bedrock anomaly up to 0.5% Cu within a 600-metre-wide zone. The anomaly’s core also shows elevated silver, molybdenum and...

Sarytogan Graphite Limited has reported encouraging shallow drilling results from the Ilkin prospect at its Baynazar copper exploration project in Kazakhstan, where 130 KGK drill holes have defined a strong copper bedrock anomaly up to 0.5% Cu within a 600-metre-wide zone. The anomaly’s core also shows elevated silver, molybdenum and...

19.01.2026

Chinese company to invest up to $150m in chromium processing in Kazakhstan

A meeting with representatives of the Chinese company Suzhou Hunan New Materials was held in Shanghai during a working visit by Deputy Akim of the Aktobe Region A.A. Abdykarimov, coordinated by the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Shanghai.

Following the talks, the Akimat of the Aktobe Region and Suzhou Hunan New Materials signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

A meeting with representatives of the Chinese company Suzhou Hunan New Materials was held in Shanghai during a working visit by Deputy Akim of the Aktobe Region A.A. Abdykarimov, coordinated by the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Shanghai.

Following the talks, the Akimat of the Aktobe Region and Suzhou Hunan New Materials signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

19.01.2026

More than 50 sites with signs of unauthorised mining identified in Ulytau region

The Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office of the Ulytau region identified facts of unauthorised subsoil use and suppressed illegal mining of minerals, the supervisory authority reported.

During an inspection in the Ulytau district, a scheme for unauthorised mining of minerals was uncovered. Based on these facts, two criminal cases were registered under...

The Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office of the Ulytau region identified facts of unauthorised subsoil use and suppressed illegal mining of minerals, the supervisory authority reported.

During an inspection in the Ulytau district, a scheme for unauthorised mining of minerals was uncovered. Based on these facts, two criminal cases were registered under...


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