Kazakhstan Gold Forum Calls for Partial Export Liberalisation and Artisanal Mining Reform as Industry Awaits New Tax Code Impact

Kazakhstan's gold industry is proposing to liberalise up to 50% of refined gold exports while raising alarm that not a single gram of artisanal-mined gold has been officially submitted to the state since legalisation in 2018, as the sector navigates new tax rates and awaits the 2028 Ertis hydromet plant expansion.