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How long will Kazakhstan’s mineral reserves last?
Tengrinews.kz - The Chair of the Geology Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Construction, Yerlan Akbarov, addressed questions about the
12 December 2024
Tokayev visited the mine in Khromtau
Temgrinews.kz – The head of state got acquainted with the work of the Bolashak mine in Khromtau, according to the message of Akorda.
10 December 2024
Explosion hits police vehicle escorting Kazakhstan’s ambassador in Pakistan
Tengrinews.kz - A police vehicle escorting a delegation that included Kazakhstan's Ambassador Yerzhan Kystafin and ambassadors from 11 other
23 September 2024
Teenager found in mine after days of searching for gold
Tengrinews.kz - A 17-year-old teenager went missing in Stepnogorsk. After several days of searching, police officers found him in the mines,
20 September 2024
'Impossibly rare' violet diamond found in Australia
A rare violet diamond, the largest of its kind ever found at Australia's remote Argyle mine, will be the centrepiece of annual showcase.
03 May 2016
145-men fight between Chinese and Kazakh miners in Kazakhstan, 65 injured
A large fight between Kazakh and Chinese workers of Aktogay mine in East Kazakhstan occurred on July 8.
10 July 2015
Almaty students develop robot to find radiation source in mines
Students from Almaty have assembled a robot that can identify sources of radiation and harmful gases.
08 December 2014
Explosion in Karaganda mine: one killed, one injured
An explosion in a mine in Satpayev town of Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan has claimed one life.
06 November 2014
Russian Polymetal to invest $640 million into Kazakhstani Kyzyl gold mine
Russian gold mining company Polymetal plans to invest up to $640 million into Kazakhstani gold mine Kyzyl.
06 September 2014
Australia approves huge India-backed mine
Australia has given the go-ahead to a massive coal mine in Queensland state which Environment Minister Greg Hunt said Monday could ultimately provide electricity for up to 100 million Indians.
28 July 2014
Three workers rescued from collapsed Honduras mine: officials
Rescuers freed three of 11 laborers trapped in a collapsed mine in southern Honduras, two days after the men became trapped.
05 July 2014
Land mine kills four Tunisian soldiers: ministry
Four Tunisian soldiers were killed by a land mine in the country's northwest, where the army has been battling Islamist militants, the defence ministry said.
03 July 2014
Rinehart still Australia's richest despite losing Aus$2 bn
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$2.01 billion (US$1.89 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person, an annual rich list showed.
27 June 2014
Eight miners shot dead at South African gold mine
Eight suspected illegal gold miners were found shot dead at a disused mine near Johannesburg at the weekend, police said.
23 June 2014
Four killed in Russia copper mine explosion
Four people have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a copper mine in southeast Russia, a Russian news agency reported.
23 June 2014
Gold mine to open in North Kazakhstan in 2015
Development of Aulie gold deposit has started in Yessil District of North Kazakhstan Oblast.
20 June 2014
Kyrgyzstan grants gold mine operating permits to Centerra
Kyrgyzstan has granted a gold mine operating permit to Canada's Centerra Gold, barely making the deadline for a threatened shutdown of operations.
14 June 2014
Seven killed in Ukraine mine blast
Seven miners were killed and two others are missing after a gas explosion ripped through an underground coal mine in eastern Ukraine, authorities said.
13 June 2014
Mining exports drive Australian growth
Surging mining exports powered the Australian economy to better-than-expected 1.1 percent growth in the first quarter of the year, data showed Wednesday, but Treasurer Joe Hockey said he was also encouraged by a pick-up in other sectors.
05 June 2014
Canada's Centerra Gold threatens to close Kyrgystan mine
Canada's Centerra Gold on Monday threatened to close its mine in Kyrgyzstan unless its receives long-awaited government approvals for its annual mine plan and related operating permits by June 13.
03 June 2014