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The mineral industry of Kazakhstan is one of the most competitive and fastest growing sectors of the country. Kazakhstan ranks second to Russia among the countries of the CIS in its quantity of mineral production. It is endowed with large reserves of a wide range of metallic ores, industrial minerals, and fuels, and its metallurgical sector is a major producer of a large number of metals from domestic and imported raw materials. In 2005, its metal mining sector produced bauxite, chromite, copper, iron, lead, manganese, and zinc ores, and its metallurgical sector produced such metals as beryllium, bismuth, cadmium, copper, ferroalloys, lead, magnesium, rhenium, steel, titanium, and zinc. The country produced significant amounts of other nonferrous and industrial mineral products, such as alumina, arsenic, barite, gold, molybdenum, phosphate rock, and tungsten. The country was a large producer of mineral fuels, including coal, natural gas, oil, and uranium. The country's economy is heavily dependent on the production of minerals. Output from Kazakhstan's mineral and natural resources sector for 2004 accounted for 74.1% of the value of industrial production, of which 43.1% came from the oil and gas condensate extraction. In 2004, the mineral extraction sector accounted for 32% of the GDP, employed 191,000 employees, and accounted for 33.1% of capital investment and 64.5% of direct foreign investment, of which 63.5% was in the oil sector. Kazakhstan's mining industry is estimated at US$29.5 billion by 2017.
The mineral industry of Russia is one of the world's leading mineral industries and accounts for a large percentage of the Commonwealth of Independent States' production of a range of mineral products, including metals, industrial minerals, and mineral fuels. In 2005, Russia ranked among the leading world producers or was a significant producer of a vast range of mineral commodities, including aluminum, arsenic, cement, copper, magnesium compounds and metals, nitrogen, palladium, silicon, nickel and vanadium.
The Ak-Sugskoye mine is a large copper mine located in the south of Russia in Tuva. Ak-Sugskoye represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 326 million tonnes of ore grading 6.86% copper, 1.78 million oz of gold and 13.6 million oz of silver.
The Central Zhdanovskoye mine is a large copper mine located in the north-west of Russia in Murmansk Oblast. Central Zhdanovskoye represents one of the largest copper reserves in Russia as well as in the world, having estimated reserves of 4 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.24% copper.
The Kotselvaara mine is a large copper mine located in the north-west of Russia in Murmansk Oblast. Kotselvaara represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 996.4 million tonnes of ore grading 0.46% copper.
The Severny mine is a large copper mine located in the north-west of Russia in Murmansk Oblast. Severny represents one of the largest copper reserves in Russia and in the world, having estimated reserves of 511.2 million tonnes of ore grading 0.72% copper.
The Urupsky mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Karachay-Cherkessia. Urupsky represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 365.7 million tonnes of ore grading 1.51% copper.
The Bakr-Tay mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Bashkortostan. Bakr-Tay represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 114 million tonnes of ore grading 1.81% copper.
The Uzelginskaya mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Bashkortostan. Uzelginskaya represents one of the largest copper reserves in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 133 kilotonnes of ore grading 1.27% copper.
The Blyavinsky mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Bashkortostan. Blyavinsky represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 139.3 thousand tonnes of ore grading 2.5% copper.
The Gaysky mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Orenburg Oblast. Gaysky represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 3.06 billion tonnes of ore grading 1.7% copper.
The Letneye mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west region of Russia in Orenburg Oblast. Letneye represents one of the largest copper reserve in not only Russia but also in the world having estimated reserves of 272 million tonnes of ore grading 2.89% copper.
The Turyinsky mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Orenburg Oblast. Turyinsky represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 151.3 million tonnes of ore grading 1.2% copper.
The Lavrovo-Nikolaevsky mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Orenburg Oblast. Lavrovo-Nikolaevsky represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 813.5 million tonnes of ore grading 0.8% copper.
The Degtyarsky mine is a large copper mine located in the south-west of Russia in Sverdlovsk Oblast. Degtyarsky represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 224 million tonnes of ore grading 1.48% copper.
The Zolotushinsky mine is a large copper mine located in the south of Russia in Altai Krai. Zolotushinsky represents one of the largest copper reserves in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 148.5 million tonnes of ore grading 0.79% copper.
The Komsomolsky mine is a large copper mine located in the center of Russia in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Komsomolsky represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 1.35 billion tonnes of ore grading 2.85% copper.
The Oktyabrskoye mine is a large copper mine located in the center of Russia in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Oktyabrskoye represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 3.23 billion tonnes of ore grading 7.74% copper.
The Sorsky mine is a large copper mine located in the center of Russia in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Sorsky represents one of the largest copper reserves in Russia and in the world, having estimated reserves of 9.43 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.046% copper.
The Vostok mine is a large copper mine located in the center of Russia in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Vostok represents one of the largest copper reserve in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 115.2 million tonnes of ore grading 0.88% copper.
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