Uzbekistan: AGMK starts second stage of Kalmakyr mine railroad infrastructure construction

Almalyk Iron and Steel Works has started carrying out the second stage of the railroad infrastructure construction to the Kalmakyr mine. Kalmakyr Mine is the largest mining enterprise in the CIS, the base of Uzbek non-ferrous metallurgy. In 2016 the mine design capacity was increased to 30 million tons of ore per year. Under the…

Kazakhstan: gold output up in January-May 2019

In January-May Kazakhstan’s production of raw gold and semi-processed gold, or in powder form, increased by 7.8% YoY, to 39,607 kg. In the reporting period the production of raw silver and semi-processed silver, or in powder form, equaled 400,235 kg, down by 2.5%. Besides, 676,942 tons (-8%) of untreated aluminum, aluminum oxide, 56,031 tons (-12.4%)…