1. General Framework
1.1 Major Features
The mining sector plays an important role in the Kazakh economy,
at 13-14% of the country's GDP and more than 20% of its
exports.
The Kazakhstan state balance takes into account mineral reserves
for 102 types of mineral raw materials, including 40 types of solid
minerals.
If compared with world reserves, Kazakhstan ranks:
- first in terms of total reserves and quality of chrome ores
(according to the US Geological Survey, 86% of the world's
reserves of chrome ores are in Kazakhstan and South Africa);
- second in terms of reserves and resources of uranium and
silver;
- third for confirmed reserves of lead and proven reserves of
manganese ores;
