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Kazakhstan Shifts Focus to Critical Minerals as Exploration Accelerates
Kazakhstan is expanding exploration and prioritising critical minerals as oil production declines.
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Central and Eastern Asia
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Altyndara Advances Development of Koktaszhal and Kyzylshoki Deposits in Kazakhstan
Altyndara is investing over 500 million dollars to expand copper development in Karaganda.
Companies & Organisations
Fujian Hengwang to Invest $1.2 Billion in Steel Plant in Kazakhstan
A $1.2 billion steel plant in Kazakhstan will boost local production and export capacity.
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Central Asia Advances Geological Reforms to Boost Investment and Resource Development
Central Asia is accelerating reforms to unlock its mineral potential and attract global investment.
Companies & Organisations
Kazakhstan Junior Miner Aurora Minerals Battles Illegal Prospectors at Gold Project While Targeting Nine-Million-Tonne Copper Basin
Aurora Minerals has revealed that illegal artisanal miners are extracting gold from its Altyn project in Kazakhstan while the junior explorer simultaneously pursues a potentially nine-million-tonne copper opportunity in the Teniz basin.
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Kazakhstan Unveils $500 Million Geology Push and New Rare Earth Discovery at GECA 2026 Forum
Kazakhstan has announced $500 million in geological exploration funding over three years and unveiled a newly discovered rare earth deposit as it pushes to attract international investment across one of the world's…
Companies & Organisations
Zijin Gold Nets $120 Million Profit in First Three Months at Kazakhstan’s Raygorodok Mine and Eyes Tripling Output to 11 Tonnes Annually
Zijin Gold International earned $120 million in net profit from Kazakhstan's Raygorodok mine in just three months of ownership and is targeting a near-tripling of annual output to 11 tonnes through a…
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Kazakhstan’s Kazchrome Earns International Environmental Declaration for High-Carbon Ferrochrome Production
Kazchrome has received an international Environmental Product Declaration for its high-carbon ferrochrome after an independent lifecycle assessment by SGS, bolstering its credentials in sustainability-conscious export markets.
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China’s CMRG Takes On BHP in Historic Iron Ore Power Struggle — And Has Its Sights Set on Copper Next
China's state-backed CMRG has plunged into its most significant commercial confrontation with a foreign mining company in nearly two decades, using BHP as a testing ground for a new strategy to reshape…
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Private Firm AGI Ltd Launches Copper Exploration at Shat Site in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region
Private Kazakhstani firm AGI Ltd has launched copper exploration at the Shat site in Karaganda Region, with one of its co-owners also linked to a Chinese state-backed copper venture that recently expanded…