Mineral Resources

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 15, 2008

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Six dead and five injured in Kazakhmys mine lift accident (Interfax)

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 14, 2008

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New Tax Code may give tax preference for miners and metal makers - Nazarbaev
(Interfax) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev finds it feasible to prove for preferences to mining and metal making companies in the new Tax Code if they are involved in investment projects.

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 10, 2008

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Hambledon August production at Kazakhstan mine falls
(Reuters) - Gold miner Hambledon Mining Plc on Thursday reported “disappointing” August production numbers at its Sekisovskoye mine in Kazakhstan, after delays in the commissioning process.

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 9, 2008

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Central Asia Resources acquires Kazakhstan assets (Business Spectator)

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 8, 2008

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Kazakhmys and Samruk-Energy may team up to jointly operate Kazakhmys Power
(SRI) - Kazakhmys Plc, Kazakh mining group, signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Samruk-Energy holding to form a strategic partnership and share ownership of Kazakhmys Power Division, Kazakhmys Power.

Kazakh ENRC to double investment to USD 6.9 billion - report
(Reuters) - Kazakh miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corp plans to nearly double investment in new projects to $6.9 billion.

Kazakh PM meets with Mechel CEO (Kazinform)

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 7, 2008

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RK PM held meeting with President of Board of Directors of Arcelor Mittal Company Lakshmi Mittal (Kazakhstan Today)

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 6, 2008

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ArcelorMittal lays off one third of Kazakh workers
(Reuters) - The Kazakh unit of steel giant ArcelorMittal has sent home one third of its work force on half pay for two weeks as part of a planned output cut.

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 2, 2008

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ArcelorMittal Kazakh unit sees lower 2008 output
(Reuters) - The Kazakh unit of steel giant ArcelorMittal expects its 2008 output to fall by more than 30 percent due to shrinking global demand.

Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 1, 2008

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Polyus Gold board backs KazakhGold acqusition
(SRI) - Onexim Group, a major shareholder in Polyus Gold owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, said Tuesday that the gold miner’s board approved the acquisition of a controlling stake in Kazakhstan’s KazakhGold.

Frontier Mining slips into loss in H1
(Thomson Financial - Hemscott) - Frontier Mining Ltd., the mining company with gold and copper properties in Kazakhstan, slipped to a pretax loss of $43,036 in the first half of 2008 from a profit of $1.3 million a year earlier.

Polyus Gold board backs KazakhGold acqusition