ALMATY, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom plans to invest up to 85 billion tenge (around 175.9 million U.S. dollars) in geological exploration by 2030, the presidential press service reported Wednesday, citing the company's CEO Meirzhan Yussupov.
In a report to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Yussupov said the company has formed a portfolio of six new promising uranium sites covering more than 1,000 square kilometers.
In 2025, the holding company's total uranium production reached 25,800 tonnes, including 13,500 tonnes attributable to Kazatomprom. Sales volumes rose 11 percent to 18,500 tonnes, he added. ■
