In January-November Kazakhstan mined 265.4 billion tenge worth of iron ore, up by 18.4% YoY.
Kostanay region accounted for 87% (231.3 billion tenge), up by 16.8% YoY.
Karaganda region comes second with 10.5% (27.7 billion tenge), up by 20.3%, followed by Akmola region with 1.2% (3.2 billion tenge), up by 28%.
Kazakhstan holds the second place in CIS after Russia in iron ore reserves (16.6 billion tons). (Ukrainian metal)