en.Wedoany.com Reported - In 2024, geological exploration personnel in Kazakhstan discovered rare earth metal resources with industrial mining prospects at the Kuyrektkol mine in the Karkaraly district of Karaganda region. Studies show that the rare earth element reserves in this area are sufficient for industrial mining, with four prospective blocks identified: "Dos-1," "Dos-2," "Dos-3," and "Ergiz." Assessments estimate the predicted rare earth metal resources in the region at 9.354 million tons, of which the "Ergiz" block has C2 category reserves estimated at 795,800 tons, involving elements such as cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, and yttrium.

Over the past five years, Kazakhstan has advanced systematic work in the geological industry. From 2020 to 2025, the coverage area of geological and geophysical research expanded from 1.5765 million square kilometers to 2.0382 million square kilometers, creating conditions for discovering new mineral prospective areas. In 2021, Kazakhstan completed the modernization of the Phanerozoic stratigraphic division scheme, aligning domestic geological data with international standards.

In 2022, the first phase of the "Eurasia" project, aimed at studying the deep structure of the Caspian Basin, concluded. Expert teams applied modern processing and interpretation techniques to reanalyze accumulated geological and geophysical data from the region, preliminarily estimating the predicted oil and gas resources in the Caspian Basin at approximately 4.7 trillion tons of fuel equivalent. That same year, Kazakhstan approved the "2023-2027 Concept for the Development of the Geological Industry," outlining directions for replenishing the mineral resource base and improving geological exploration efficiency. In 2023, Kazakhstan enacted a series of laws and regulations establishing unified standards for geological layer description, dating, and rock classification to enhance the industry's scientific methodology foundation.

To further improve geological survey efficiency, Kazakhstan has compiled 25 geological mapping project documents at a 1:50,000 scale. These measures will enhance future prospecting capabilities for solid minerals, particularly rare and rare earth metals, and increase the precision of geological exploration work.

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