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Kazakh company halts gold exploration amid violent protest in Kyrgyzstan
Kazakh company Altyn Kumushtak Mining, LLC has suspended exploration of Shyralzhyn gold deposits in Buckeye-Ata district of Talas oblast in Kyrgyzstan due to violent clashes of the local residents and the police.
04 April 2014
S.Korea opens spot market for physical gold trade
South Korea launched a gold trading exchange for the first time on Monday in a bid to help counter the country's burgeoning black market in the precious metal.
25 March 2014
Kazakhstan's Galina Vishnevskaya wins gold in US
Galina Vishnevskaya, a biathlete from Kazakhstan, has won a gold medal at the Youth and Junior World Championship in the United States.
06 March 2014
Alaska mine could be blocked to save salmon fisheries
US environmental authorities made a rare move Friday to block a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska before it even gets under way, in a bid to protect wild salmon.
02 March 2014
California couple strike gold with treasure trove find
A California couple out walking their dog struck it rich by unearthing a horde of buried gold coins, worth more than $10 million according to
27 February 2014
Elena Khrustaleva wins sprint at Asian Biathlon Championship
Olympic silver winner Elena Khrustaleva from Kazakhstan has won the sprint competition at the Asian Biathlon Championship in Almaty.
29 January 2014
Sambo World Cup: Kazakhstan takes 2nd place
Kazakhstan won the second place at the Sambo World Cup Stage among Men and Women for the Prizes of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
28 January 2014
Kazakhstan hockey team wins silver at Universiade
The Kazakhstan hockey team has won a silver medal at the Universiade in Tretino after losing to the Canadian hockey team in the final.
23 December 2013
Nazarbayev visits gold processing plant in Astana
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the gold processing plant in Astana.
23 December 2013
Kazakhstan wins 5 medals at Universiade in Italy
The Kazakhstan men's national skiing team has gain the second gold medal for Kazakhstan at the Winter Universiade in Terintino, Italy.
23 December 2013
Kazakhstan's skier wins gold at Winter Universiade in Italy
A skier from East Kazakhstan Oblast has won the gold medal in the skiathlon competition at the Winter Universiade in Italy.
19 December 2013
New gold refinery to be launched in Astana
Gold production in Kazakhstan made up 40 tons in 2012 (8.6% up against 2011).
09 December 2013
Kazakhstan aims for Top 20 in Winter Olympics
Kazakhstan is determined to enter the Top 20 of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
05 December 2013
Kazakhstan figure skater Denis Ten wins second competition in a row
Kazakhstan figure skater Denis Ten has won the International Ice Challenge Competition that took place in Graz, Austria.
26 November 2013
Gold production to double in Kostanay Oblast
Gold production is expected to double in Kostanay Oblast in northern Kazakhstan.
26 November 2013
Figure skating: Denis Ten wins gold at Merano Cup in Italy
Kazakhstan's figure-skater Denis Ten - the silver winner of the World Championship - has gained the gold medal of the 16th international tournament Merano Cup in Italy.
21 November 2013
Million-dollar gold stash found in aircraft toilet
Cleaners working on a commercial plane in eastern India have found 24 gold bars worth more than $1 million stuffed into a toilet compartment.
20 November 2013
Indian temple to glitter with 300 kilos of Thai gold
India's Mahabodhi temple, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines, is to have its dome inlaid with 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of gold donated by Thailand's king and other devotees.
15 November 2013
Tethys Petroleum selling 50 percent of Kazakh assets to Chinese equity fund
Tethys Petrolium is selling 50 percent of its Kazakhstan assets to SinoHan Oil and Gas Investment.
07 November 2013
Australian scientists strike gold in gum trees
Australian researchers have found tiny particles of gold hidden inside the leaves of eucalyptus trees, in a discovery they say could help prospectors discover new deposits of the precious metal.
23 October 2013