Ivanhoe Mines, one of the world’s leading mining companies from Canada, has announced the commencement of geological exploration in the Chu-Sarysu Basin in Kazakhstan, according to a statement posted on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) website.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Construction refers to the Canadian enterprise as a pioneer of the largest copper deposits of the 21st century and describes the project implemented in Kazakhstan as one of the largest copper projects in the country’s history.
Ivanhoe Mines has established a joint venture with Pallas Resources, a U.K.-based enterprise specializing in exploration in Central Asia, to study 16,000 square...