On August 27, Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhstal plant. The plant completely stopped production on August 11, after a previous attack with ballistic missiles. Now, five ballistic missiles hit the blast furnace equipment, energy and transport infrastructure, and open areas of the plant. There were no deaths or injuries. “Zaporizhstal is a civilian industrial enterprise,…
Uzmetkombinat and China’s CSCEC International have agreed to implement new investment projects in Uzbekistan, including an energy storage system with a capacity of up to 150 MW and the transformation of Bekabad into a modern city known as New Bekabad. The meeting with the Chinese delegation followed earlier negotiations held during a visit by Uzmetkombinat…
Azerbaijan exported $239.4 million in gold from January to July. This is a 33.9% increase compared to the same period in 2025. In July, Azerbaijan exported $37.2 million in gold, a 9.7% YoY increase. (Report)
Three miners died in a mine in Kryvyi Rih due to a collapse of a bucket used to lower and raise workers. Two more miners are currently missing. This was reported by People’s Deputy Mykhailo Volynets. The accident occurred on August 26. Emergency rescue operations at the mine in Kryvyi Rih have been completed. Rescuers…
Kazakhstan remained among the world’s ten largest zinc-producing countries in 2025, according to the latest Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS estimates Kazakhstan’s zinc mine production at 360,000 metric tons in 2025, compared with an estimated 380,000 tons in 2024. This placed Kazakhstan ninth among the countries individually…
A delegation from Uzbekistan’s Uzmetkombinat visited Trina Storage’s production facility in Chuzhou, China, on August 26 to examine battery energy storage systems and discuss their potential use at the steelmaker’s production facilities. The visit was organized by All Solar, a distributor of Trinasolar solar modules in Uzbekistan. During the visit, Uzmetkombinat representatives reviewed the production…
President Ilham Aliyev has amended the decree of May 29, 2021, “On the Regulation of Certain Issues Related to the Study, Research, Exploration, Development, and Operation of the Gashgachay, Elbeidash, and Agduzdag Ore Deposits.” According to Report, the head of state signed a new decree in this regard. According to the amendment, the decree will…
According to the methodology of the Bureau of National Statistics (BNS) of the Agency for Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, miners work in enterprises classified as “Mining and Quarrying. Statistical data show that in none of these subcategories (coal, metal ore, and other mineral extraction) does the average monthly nominal wage…