Kazakhstan: gold output up in 2022

In 2022, Kazakhstan increased gold-bearing ore extraction by 19.5% YoY, to 39.4 million tons. Concentrate output dropped by 11.9%, to 455 thousand tons. Raw and semi-wrought gold manufacture grew by 13%, to 129.6 tons. In particular, refined gold production totaled 73.2 tons, up by 9.9%. In previous years the highest output was 69.8 tons. Tau-Ken…