Kazakhstan’s Uranium Industry
Kazakhstan, one of the world’s largest exporters of uranium, maintains active and decommissioned reserves. According to the Kazakh Ministry of Energy, Kazatomprom National Atomic Company produces uranium at 26 sites in 13 deposits of Turkistan, Kyzylorda and the North Kazakhstan Regions. It holds a controlling stake in uranium mining companies in eight out of 14 enterprises.
In Kazakhstan, many uranium deposits are accessible only through costly underground methods. Nonetheless, Kazatomprom continues resource exploration, including at the Vostochny site of the Zhalpak deposit in Turkistan, where uranium resources in categories P1 and P2 have been identified. Ongoing exploration aims to upgrade these resources to categories C2 and C1 reserves.
“We are proud that our efforts in prospecting and exploring uranium deposits are yielding significant results, strengthening Kazakhstan’s position as global leader in the uranium industry. This is particularly crucial given the growing demand in the uranium market. I am confident that further research and development will increase our uranium resources, contributing to global energy security and the economic growth of our country,” said Meirzhan Yusupov, the chairman of the board of Kazatomprom.(Source:astanatimes)
