Near the village of Sayak in the city of Balkhash, illegal extraction of iron and manganese ore was stopped. According to the investigation, the work was organised by the director of two companies. The total volume of extracted soil amounted to 338 thousand cubic metres, and the restoration of disturbed lands was valued at 485 million tenge.
HOW THE ORE WAS EXTRACTED
According to the Karaganda Region department of the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM), the director of Vertex Co. LLP and MiningMetall LLP is suspected of organising the extraction of minerals without the right of subsoil use and the necessary permits.
Hired employees and special equipment were engaged for the work: excavators, loaders, a crushing unit and dump trucks.
The extracted ore was crushed and then transported to a railway station for further removal and sale.
WHAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE LAND
During the inspection, AFM officers discovered three open pits with traces of large-scale earthworks and extraction operations.
The total volume of extracted soil reached 338 thousand cubic metres.
According to specialists' calculations, the restoration of lands and reclamation of the pits will require 485 million tenge. At the same time, the value of the illegally extracted ore is not specified in the agency's statement.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION
With court sanction, investigators seized two units of special equipment, a car and commercial premises.
The suspect was given a preventive measure in the form of bail.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. Other details of the case are not disclosed by the AFM, citing Article 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
