Kazakhstan to Import 30,000 Tons of Zinc Ore Annually from Afghanistan

en.Wedoany.com Reported - At the official opening ceremony of the Kazakhstan Trade Center in Kabul, ShalkiyaZinc LTD signed a zinc ore supply contract with the Afghan German Bakhtar Company.

Under the contract, the subsidiary of the state mining company Tau-Ken Samruk will purchase up to 30,000 tons of zinc ore annually. The total contract value is $18.88 million. The parties agreed on DAP (Delivered at Place) terms, with the Afghan German Bakhtar Company delivering the ore to Kazakhstan.

Under DAP terms, the Afghan German Bakhtar Company bears all costs and risks of transporting the goods, while ShalkiyaZinc LTD handles customs duties and unloading.

Kazakhstan's Minister of National Economy, Serik Zhumangarin, previously stated that Kazakh enterprises possess the technical capabilities to process polymetallic ores mined in Afghanistan.

According to Inbusiness.kz, in the fall of 2025, Tau-Ken Samruk completed sampling at the Pami-Kakrak deposit in Bamyan Province. Analysis results from the Kazzinc laboratory confirmed that these imported mineral raw materials can be integrated into the production processes of existing processing plants.

Data from the Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan shows that from January to May this year, the country mined 2.2 million tons of copper-zinc ore (down 18.8% year-on-year) and 3.8 million tons of lead-zinc ore (up 0.03% year-on-year).

During the same period, smelters produced 93,000 tons of unwrought zinc, a decrease of 12.9% compared to the same period last year. New supply channels for mineral raw materials will help support zinc production statistics.

Additionally, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has also expressed interest in cooperating with Afghan mining companies. The group plans to develop chrome ore mining operations overseas, potentially through a joint venture model.

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