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2026
On a working visit to Sary-Bulak District on Thursday, Lieutenant Governor Aidar Maksat was informed that investment in the district's mining sector has reached US$216.6 million. Investors have indicated that about 2% of their…
The public hearing on the application of the Chatkal Chemical Smelting Complex for a permit to restart its mercury recovery unit, idle since 2019, will be held at the Rudnik house of culture on 26 November at 15:00. Deputy…
The annual Nurzhan Oil and Gas Conference, hosted by NurGaz and opened by the Minister of Natural Resources, closed on 23 October with about 700 registered participants, some 40% more than in 2025.
A representative of the ministry attended the opening of Ilbirs Station at Uuk-Bulak. The Forestry and Protected Areas Service will share its records of snow leopard sightings from the Chatkal Wildlife Protection Post with the…
From 1 January 2027 licensed processors may accept antimony ore only from licensed mines, with a delivery note naming the licence. The order follows the Restart Programme of 12 October.
The trekking season in Besh-Tash National Park closed on 15 October. The Ranger Headquarters at Kök-Oi gave 2,380 day permits this year, against 2,110 in 2025. Winter grazing permits for the buffer zone are given at the…
Speaking to residents and plant staff in Sary-Bulak, the Lieutenant Governor said idle lines will return in stages, with the first stage expected to create around 600 jobs.
Each of the four generating units now delivers 360 MW instead of 300. The Minister of Natural Resources reviewed the work at the Lower Naryn switchyard and the National Dispatch Centre.
The Forestry and Protected Areas Service has declared the highest fire danger in the spruce forests of the Talas Alatau until further notice. Fires may be made only at the marked sites in the buffer zone of Besh-Tash. Report a…
2025
The ministry has received the first published environmental report of the Iradi Antimony and Rare Metals Combine, covering the tailings facilities at Sary-Bulak and Chatkal. The ministry's comments will be sent to the Combine…
2019
The ministry has fined the Sary-Bulak Antimony Works 3.4 million som for the break of its tailings pipeline in April, when slurry reached the Sary-Bulak stream. The Works has replaced the damaged section and installed pressure…