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Gold mining in Kazakhstan
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Business, Economy, Photos
In Akmola region, approximately 15 kilometers from Kokshetau, there is unique gold deposit “Altyntau Kokshetau”. The depth of the pit is 135 meters, surface area – 1210 thousand square meters. In the mid-2000s the company received an investment of about $ 700 million. For the past two years it produced 11.5 tons of gold.
Current productivity of the deposit is about 6 million tons of ore per year (8 million tons at full capacity). One ton of ore contains about 2 grams of gold. Thus, in future it will produce about 15 tons of gold a year. Photos by voxpopuli.kz
Tags: Akmola oblast · gold
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Invest in Kazakhstan – presentation of the country
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Business, Economy, Video
Nice video about the main reasons to invest in Kazakhstan.
According to the officials they are: ample natural resources, favorable location, political stability, favorable business climate, investor protection, availability of transnational corporations, foreign direct investments, economic growth, customs union markets, industrial and innovative development.
I am not sure, if watching the video is enough to make the decision, but at least it gives some info to think about.
Tags: investment
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Production of salt in the Aral Sea area
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Business, Economy, Photos, Regions
During Soviet times the volume of production of salt in Kyzylorda oblast of Kazakhstan reached 600,000 tons annually, ensuring the needs of all 15 republics of the USSR.
Today the region produces about 250,000 tons of salt that is used only for the needs of domestic market. Salt reserves in this area are about 11 million tons, enough to continue production for the next 40-50 years. Photos by voxpopuli.kz
Tags: Aralsk city · Kzyl-Orda oblast · salt
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Kazakhstan – the world leader in sponges
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Business, Economy
Kazakhstan is the world leader in production of natural sponges the chairman of the Board of “Kaznex Invest” Erlan Arinov said at press conference in Almaty. According to him “Kazakhstan sponges are in great demand, especially in Russia and Europe”.
Kazakhstan sponge products are made from natural material – the fruits of loofah, grown in Uzbekistan, where natural conditions and hot sun make an unusual fiber structure of loofah – unique skin care product.
For several decades a lot of countries use Kazakhstan sponges made from Central Asia loofah. The growing trend in environmental issues, shortage of natural products shows that numerous people suffer from allergies using synthetic sponges. Kazakhstan natural sponges do not cause any allergy or skin irritation.
Tags: loofah sponges
