According to the Kazakhstan mining industry portal qazba.kz, in its report dated October 15, the “热特苏钨业” limited liability partnership (ТОО «Жетісу Вольфрамы»), a subsidiary of Jiaxin International Resources Investment Limited (佳鑫国际资源投资有限公司), plans to expand the existing tailings storage facility at the Boguty (Богуты) tungsten concentrator in Yerbyekhikazakh District, Almaty Region. The “Statement of Proposed Activities” and environmental impact report have been submitted for public hearing.
According to the report, all expansion works will be carried out within the existing site boundary. Ancillary works include a perimeter dyke, an impermeable liner for the storage basin, slurry pipelines, water return pipelines, roads, and monitoring systems for the dam body and groundwater.
The report states that the tailings are non-radioactive, are not readily combustible or explosive, and are insoluble in water.
The construction contract had already been awarded. According to an announcement published by Jiaxin International Resources Investment Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 24, 2026, the contractor is China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Kazakhstan Branch, which was selected through a public tender. The funding comes from the company’s own funds.
Sources:
- qazba.kz (2026-10-15): https://qazba.kz/infrastruktura/too-zhetisu-volframy-rasshirit-vdvoe-hvostohranilishhe-volframovoj-fabriki-v-almatinskoj-oblasti/
- metals-expert.com, 《«Жетiсу Вольфрамы» увеличит емкость хвостохранилища》: https://metals-expert.com/news/metallurgy/2890.html
- nationalbusiness.kz (2026-10-15): https://nationalbusiness.kz/news/kitaytsi-realizuyut-krupniy-proekt-na-krupneyshem-mestorozhdenii-volframa-v-kazahstane-e07849/
- nationalbusiness.kz (2026-08-25): https://nationalbusiness.kz/news/kitaytsi-vlozhat-milliardi-v-krupneyshee-mestorozhdenie-volframa-v-kazahstane-633ecb/
- Jiaxin International (佳鑫国际), Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcement 《主要及關連交易 巴庫塔礦業建設合約》 (2026-08-24): https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2026/0824/2026082402018_c.pdf
(This article was prepared with the assistance of AI and reviewed by an editor.)