Kazakhstan Kincaid Tianshan Electronic Information Technology Co., Ltd. (BIN 250940006091) was granted solid minerals exploration licence No. 4973-EL on October 19, 2026 (unconfirmed), according to the registry of the national subsoil use platform (e-Qazyna) run by the Ministry of Industry and Construction. The licence is listed as active and valid from October 19, 2026 to October 19, 2032 (unconfirmed).
The registry lists 59 block numbers (counted by number) (unconfirmed) on map sheet M-44, spread across sub-sheets M-44-128, M-44-129 and M-44-141. The registry entry does not state the target mineral or the total area (unconfirmed). Based on the map extent, the blocks lie roughly between 81.98°E and 82.17°E and 48.27°N and 48.42°N.
The company's name resembles Kazakhstan Kincaid Tianshan Mining Company, which appeared in a September 2 report by Kursiv. Working from a ministry list, Kursiv counted 60 exploration licences for solid minerals issued to 36 companies on the territory of the former Semipalatinsk test site. Kursiv said Kazakhstan Kincaid Tianshan Mining Company holds two of them and is owned by Miao Yong (1%) and UAE-registered TERRAORE INTERNATIONAL DMCC (99%). It also reported that the company holds a licence dated April 9, 2026 for six blocks in Jambyl region and one dated June 30, 2026 for 20 blocks.
[Unconfirmed] The ownership details rely on the Kursiv report alone. The holder of the new licence carries "Electronic Information Technology" rather than "Mining Company" in its name; any link between the two through shared owners is our inference and has not been officially confirmed. The registry does not say whether the new blocks fall within the former test site.
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Sources:
- e-Qazyna, licence No. 4973-EL registry entry: https://minerals.e-qazyna.kz/ru/guest/reestr/contract/list/340787660660000000/View
- Kursiv, Sep 2, 2026: https://kz.kursiv.media/2026-09-02/kaye-kto-stoit-za-razvedkoi-poleznyh-iskopaemyh-na-byvshem-semipalatinskom-poligone/
(This article was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor; the illustration is AI-generated and is not a photograph.)