Liquidation of the Committee of Geodesy and Cartography: the deputy warned of the consequences
It was told by geologists how inventory levels are looking today. Kazakhstan holds leading positions among resource-rich countries in terms of the wealth and diversity of its natural resources. It ranks first in tungsten reserves, second in chrome ore, fifth in lead and zinc, twelfth in copper, and fifteenth in gold reserves.
At present, 90% of the open fields in Kazakhstan are involved in subsoil use. All these fields bring income to the state and provide employment for the population, informed Bazarbay Nurabayev, Chairman of the Committee for Geological and Subsoil Use at the Ministry of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at a press conference in the Central Communications Service.
According to him, there are 866 contracts for subsoil use currently in effect in Kazakhstan, which have brought investments into the country's mining and oil and gas sectors. Over the past 10 years, direct investments in the raw materials sector have amounted to 132 billion dollars, which is about 60% of the total volume of investments in Kazakhstan.
"The mineral and raw materials complex of Kazakhstan has fully adapted to the requirements of the global market during the years of independence. Over the years of independence, for the first time, 119 deposits of hydrocarbon raw materials, 94 deposits of gold, 19 deposits of manganese ore, 14 deposits of copper, 16 deposits of iron ore, and others have been included in the state balance," clarified the speaker.
One of the important geological discoveries in recent years has been the new geothermal water deposit of Zharukunak in the Almaty region. This, as noted, will give a new impetus to the development of greenhouse-tourism, health complexes, and tourism, and will allow the use of geothermal water for heating, hot water supply, and other economic needs with the creation of new jobs in the region.
The high-temperature water with a temperature above 1000 degrees Celsius and a high drilling productivity of 4.5 thousand cubic meters per day was obtained for the first time from a depth of 2800 meters. The reserves were estimated to be 13 thousand cubic meters. Thus, the new geothermal water deposit of Zharukunak was discovered, said the chairman of the Committee for Geology and Subsoil Use.
According to him, this is already the second thermal water deposit in the Almaty region, and the first – the ZharKent deposit with a water temperature of 900 degrees Celsius – was discovered in 2008.
In Kazakhstan, it is planned to release new maps of geological surveys. The set of maps in a scale of 1:200,000 will be compiled based on the results of regional geological surveys, exploration and prospecting works.
A set of maps will be created taking into account newly identified prospective areas, regions, mineral zones, and recommendations will be given for conducting more detailed geological surveys, the head of the committee noted.
In addition, systematic work is being carried out in Kazakhstan to develop specialized information systems. A reference-analytical system of the mineral and raw materials base for hydrocarbon resources, groundwater, and 35 main types of solid minerals has been created.
A set of maps will be created taking into account newly identified prospective areas, regions, mineral zones, and recommendations will be given for conducting more detailed geological surveys, the head of the committee noted.
In addition, systematic work is being carried out in Kazakhstan to develop specialized information systems. A reference-analytical system of the mineral and raw materials base for hydrocarbon resources, groundwater, and 35 main types of solid minerals has been created.
