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…

Azerbaijan: new gold deposit discovered

British company Anglo-Asian Mining Plc, involved in gold, silver and copper mining in Azerbaijan, has discovered a new gold deposit. A new sub-vertical gold vein, “Hasan”, was discovered to the south of the main Gosha gold mine. Work continues on the new sub-vertical deposit discovered by surface drilling. Preliminary results from the fieldwork indicate that…