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  • Chinese-Linked ALTYN GEO RESOURCE Launches Alluvial Gold Exploration Across Three East Kazakhstan Licence Areas

    Chinese-Linked ALTYN GEO RESOURCE Launches Alluvial Gold Exploration Across Three East Kazakhstan Licence Areas

    Kazakhstan-registered exploration company ALTYN GEO RESOURCE has announced plans to begin geological exploration at the Taldy alluvial gold prospect in the Samarsky District of East Kazakhstan Region, the latest in a series of licence areas the company is advancing simultaneously across the region.

    The Taldy licence area covers 15.8 square kilometres across seven blocks, located approximately 45 kilometres northwest of the city of Altai. The company received its solid minerals exploration licence from the Ministry of Industry and Construction on 30 December 2025. The programme is designed to evaluate alluvial gold prospectivity and calculate reserves to KazRC standards, with the primary objectives of delineating the productive layer, determining overburden and sand thicknesses, and assessing gold grades and processing characteristics.

    Exploration will use percussion cable drilling on a grid of 200 to 400 metres between lines and 20 to 40 metres between holes, with approximately 100 boreholes planned across a total of 3,000 linear metres at an average depth of 30 metres. UAV aerial photography will provide detailed topographic mapping at scales of 1:2,000 to 1:5,000. An estimated 257.9 tonnes of samples will be collected. Field operations will be conducted on a rotational basis with teams of 16 specialists working 15-day shifts. The programme is scheduled to run from the first quarter of 2026 through to the fourth quarter of 2031, with the final phase producing a geological report and KazRC-compliant reserve calculation.

    The Taldy area is characterised by gold mineralisation associated with fracture, shear and silicification zones in terrigenous rocks, with arsenopyrite serving as an indicator of the highest concentrations of fine-grained gold.

    ALTYN GEO RESOURCE is simultaneously advancing two further alluvial gold exploration programmes. In Abai Region’s Zharminsk District, a 20.26 square kilometre licence area called Nizhny Agynykatti is targeted for work commencing in the fourth quarter of 2026 through to end-2031. In East Kazakhstan’s Ulansky District, the Taldybulak licence area of 11.23 square kilometres is similarly scheduled for the same period, with the company noting that gold content in the Taldybulak river valley is irregular in distribution.

    The company’s co-owners are listed as Xingwang Engineering Kazakhstan Co. Ltd and Inzhu Caspian Gold LLP. The ownership of Xingwang Engineering Kazakhstan is not publicly disclosed, though its director is identified as Liu Xiangju.

  • QAZ Gold BK Plans Five-Year Gold Exploration Programme at Berezovskaya Site in East Kazakhstan

    QAZ Gold BK Plans Five-Year Gold Exploration Programme at Berezovskaya Site in East Kazakhstan

    Kazakhstani gold exploration company QAZ Gold BK has announced plans to conduct geological exploration work at the Berezovskaya licence area in the Samarsky District of East Kazakhstan Region between 2026 and 2030, according to a notice of planned activities filed by the company.

    The programme covers the exploration of gold-bearing ores across a licence territory of 13.65 square kilometres, located 150 kilometres southeast of Ust-Kamenogorsk and five kilometres northeast of the district centre of Samarskoe village. The company holds a five-year exploration licence issued on 23 November 2025. It previously operated across ten licence blocks covering 22.5 square kilometres from 2021, but returned four blocks to the state in 2025.

    Active fieldwork will be concentrated on an area of approximately 0.47 square kilometres across five named target zones: Berezovsky, Kanavy 73, Shest Kanav, Shirotny and Kanavy 19-46. The exploration programme includes topographic and geodetic surveys, route prospecting, core drilling and surface excavation works including the clearance of old workings and the sinking of prospecting trenches. Geological teams will work on site for two to five months each year.

    The planned scope of work includes 60 linear kilometres of survey traverses, collection of 120 samples and drilling of 123 inclined boreholes totalling 7,395 linear metres. Eight old mining workings totalling 915 linear metres will also be cleared and examined. A second phase will encompass geomechanical and hydrological studies, culminating in a final resource report prepared to KAZRC standards and formal registration of resources and reserves with state authorities. The company noted that the licence area is home to foxes, wolves and occasional bears.

    QAZ Gold BK is registered in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Its co-owners are listed as Altyн Astau LLP, Rauana Kanapiyanova and Diana Kanapiyanova. The sole owner and director of Altyn Astau — a company focused on precious metal and rare metal ore extraction registered in Almaty — is Wang Godun.