en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Karaganda Region is advancing 16 investment projects in the mining sector, expected to create nearly 2,000 new jobs. This was reported by Alibek Moldakarymov, Deputy Head of the Regional Department of Entrepreneurship and Industry, to the NewTimes.kz news agency.

Among the projects already operational is an open-pit mine by Saryozen Coal Company in the Nurinsky District, with an annual design capacity of approximately 300,000 tons of coal.

The manganese ore mining project by Eurasian Land has also been launched, with an annual capacity of about 80,000 tons of ore.

Two major projects are set to start soon. One of them is the copper ore mining and processing project at the Tesiktas deposit in the Aktogay District, which is about to begin construction. Copper mine

The mining and metallurgical complex plays a key role in the economy of the Karaganda Region, accounting for approximately 70% of the region's total industrial output.

The region hosts major enterprises such as Qarmet, Kazakhmys, Altynalmas, Asia FerroAlloys, Shubarkol Komir, and Nova Zinc. The area extracts coal, copper, and iron, and has deposits of manganese, lead, and zinc. According to statistics, 109 mining enterprises in the Karaganda Region employ over 40,000 people.

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