Industries

Mining and metallurgic complex

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Metallurgy is the basis of economy

14.1%

share of gross domestic product of Kazakhstan accounted for mining industry and quarrying

17.5%

The country's exports come from the mining industry, which is about $10.5 billion.

273thousands of people

The enterprises of mining and metallurgical complex employ more than

11place

Kazakhstan ranks globally by the copper production and the 12th place by reserves.

21place

Kazakhstan ranks globally by the gold production and the 15th place by reserves.

2place

Kazakhstan ranks globally by uranium reserves and takes 1 place for its processing

2place

Kazakhstan ranks globally by chromium reserves with a share of 16.2% of world reservation and ranks 3rd on its processing.

8place

Kazakhstan ranks globally by the zinc production and the 5th place by reserves.

2place

Kazakhstan ranks in the world in terms of tungsten reserves, total reserves are estimated at more than 2 million tons of tungsten trioxide

Kazakhstan also has deposits of rare earth metals such as lithium, vanadium, beryllium and others.

Reserves and production

Chrome

2/3

Uranium

2/1

Manganese

4/8

Lead

5/11

Zinc

5/8

Gold

15/21

Iron

11/13

Aluminium

10/8

Reserves and Output

Polymetallic ore

	World rating, reserves	World rating, reserves	Share in the world volume
Tungsten	2	-	-
Chrome ore	2	3	16,2%
Manganese ore	4	8	2,7%
Silver	4	10	3,6%
Lead	5	11	0,7%
Zinc	5	8	2,5%
Bauxite (Aluminium)	10	8	1,7%
Titan	10	19	0,4%
Tin	10	-	-
Iron ore	11	13	1%
Copper	12	11	2,6%
Gold	15	21	1,7%

Dynamics of production of MMC, billion tenge

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

jan.
dec.
2018

jan.
dec.
2019

Mining of metallurgical ores
Metallurgy industry

115.8%

Extraction of metal ores

116.9%

Extraction of non-ferrous metal ores

109.3%

Extraction of iron ore

104.1%

Metallurgy

106.8%

non-ferrous metallurgy

101.3%

ferrous metallurgy

The volume index of non-ferrous metal ore production increased significantly from 104.3% to 116.9%. Also, the volume index of ferrous metallurgy shows an increase from 98.3% to 101.3%. The production growth occurred due to the increase in the production of copper and lead - zinc ore, ferroalloys, steel and products from them. In addition, the increase in world prices started from the third quarter of 2016 on the main metals and raw materials affected the increase in the value of products.

The volume of production of the metallurgical industry in the context of regions in January-December 2021, billion tenge

The concentration of industry in three regions: