BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. Construction of
the Burabay-Zhalgyzagash mining and processing plant has officially
started in the Shalkiya settlement of the Zhanakorgan district in
Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda Region, the regional akimat said.


The project is being implemented by Chinese company Liaoning
Hongda Group, with investment in the construction estimated at 138
billion tenge (about $300.7 million).


Once fully operational, the plant is expected to produce 210,000
tons of lead-zinc raw materials and 20 tons of silver annually.
More than 550 new jobs are planned to be created as part of the
project.


"Starting the construction of the plant is a historic event for
our region. This is a new impetus for the industrial development of
our region, a major investment project that provides broad
opportunities for diversifying the economy and creating new jobs. I
express my great gratitude to Liaoning Hongda Group for
implementing such a large-scale and modern project in our region.
The Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed us to move the
country to a new investment cycle, launch modern production
facilities and effectively use the economic potential of the
regions," Kyzylorda Region Akim Murat Yergesbayev said.


The plant is planned to be constructed over the next two years
and fully completed in 2028. Currently, drilling is underway to
expand the mineral resource base of the deposit. Construction of
access roads and preparation of construction sites have also
begun.







In addition, design and estimate documentation has been
developed for connecting the facility to the electricity grid,
while preparations are underway to provide the project with
electricity and connect it to the grid.


According to the regional akimat, nine investment projects worth
more than 6.7 billion tenge ($14.6 million) have been implemented
in the Zhanakorgan district over the past three years. Three more
projects are planned for 2026, two of which have already been
commissioned.


Over the next three years, 48 investment projects worth 1.9
trillion tenge ($4.14 billion) are planned to be implemented in the
industrial sector of the region. More than 10,000 new jobs are
expected to be created as a result.