1 Relevant Authorities and Legislation
1.1 What regulates mining law?
The principal legislative act governing mining activities in the
Republic of Kazakhstan ("RoK") is the
RoK Law on Subsoil and Subsoil Use dated 24 June 2010 No.
291-IV (the "Subsoil Law").
There are also numerous Decrees of the RoK Government and orders
of the ministers of (i) energy, or (ii) investment and development
which regulate specific issues in subsoil use.
Mining activities are regulated through the award of mining
contracts (until August 1999 this was through the award of a
licence with the further conclusion of a mining contract), which
are obtained either through competitive procedures or through
direct negotiations for (i) certain RoK national companies
(depending on the type of mineral according to allocation of
responsibilities), or (ii) holders of the exploration right that
made the commercial discovery and assessed it as confirmed by state
expertise.
