Minerals produced
| Mineral | Production | Share of world | World rank | Reserves share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium critical | 6,100 kt | 12.3% | 3 | No data |
| Gold | 130 t Au content | 4.0% | 8 | 3.5% |
| Silver critical | 850 t Ag content | 3.4% | 10 | No data |
| Zinc critical | 380 kt Zn content | 3.2% | 8 | 3.1% |
| Copper | 724 kt Cu content | 3.1% | 10 | 2.0% |
| Molybdenum | 4,080 t Mo content | 1.6% | 7 | 0.0% |
| Iron ore | 37,000 kt usable ore | 1.4% | 11 | 0.7% |
| Phosphate rock | 1,700 kt | 0.7% | 18 | 0.4% |
| Antimony critical | 800 t Sb content | 0.7% | 8 | No data |
| Tungsten critical | 0 t W content | 0.0% | 12 | No data |
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.
Mines and deposits
| Site | Commodities | Status | Operator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amangel'Dy | Bauxite and aluminium | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Chilisay | Phosphate | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Inder | Potash | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Karatau District | Phosphate | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Kochkar Deposit | Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Lead, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Livanovka | Bauxite and aluminium | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Mirgalimsai | Lead, Zinc | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Taunsor | Bauxite and aluminium | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Xl Years of the Kazakh-Melodezhnoe Deposit | Chromium | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Xx Years of the Kazakh Ssr Deposit | Chromium | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| 40th Komsomol | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
| Achisai Turlan | Zinc, Lead | Operating | Not stated | USGS MRDS |
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Power capacity by fuel
| Largest plants | Fuel | Capacity | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekibastuz-1 power station | Coal | 4,000 MW | Samruk-Energo JSC |
| Aksu power station | Coal | 2,450 MW | Eurasian Energy Corp |
| MAEK-Kazatoprom TPP-2 | Coal | 1,255 MW | Not stated |
| OJSC Zhambyl GRES | Coal | 1,230 MW | JSC Samruk Energy |
| Ekibastuz-2 power station | Coal | 1,000 MW | JSC Ekibastuzskaya GRES |
| Pavlodar TPP-1 | Coal | 855 MW | Aluminum of Kazakhstan |
| Shulbinskaya HPP | Hydro | 720 MW | AES |
| JSC Bukhtarminskaya | Hydro | 675 MW | Not stated |
Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.
Resource dependence
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.