Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U uranium |
38.9% | 21,112 tonnes per year | 1st | high | Kazakhstan 2023: 21,112 tU (NEA/IAEA estimate). Kazakhstan is the world's dominant uranium producer at ~39% of global su… |
| Cr chromium |
13.8% | 6.5 million tonnes per year | 3rd | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan 2024e = 6,500 thousand metric tons (estimated; up from 6,000 kt in 2023). Kazakhstan als… |
| Ba barium |
7.9% | 650,000 tonnes per year | 4th | high | Kazakhstan 2024e: 650,000 tonnes (unchanged from 2023). Reserves: 85,000 thousand metric tons. |
| S sulfur |
6.0% | 5.1 million tonnes per year | 6th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan 2024e = 5,100 thousand metric tons. |
| Sc scandium |
5.6% | 1.0 tonnes per year | 3rd | high | Kazakhstan produces Sc as a byproduct of uranium ore processing. Kazakhstan is the world's leading uranium producer, and… byproduct of Ni, Ti |
| Ag silver |
4.0% | 1,000 tonnes per year | 9th | high | byproduct of Au, Cu, Pb, Zn |
| Au gold |
3.9% | 130 tonnes per year | 6th | high | Kazakhstan 2024e: 130 metric tons. Reserves revised 2024. |
| Cu copper |
3.2% | 0.7 million tonnes per year | 9th | high | Kazakhstan 2024e. |
| Zn zinc |
3.1% | 370,000 tonnes per year | 8th | high | Kazakhstan 2024e: 370,000 tonnes. Up from 340,000 in 2023. Reserves revised 2024. |
| Si silicon |
2.5% | 130,000 tonnes per year | 8th | high | USGS 2024e: 130 kt. |
| Mo molybdenum |
1.5% | 3,900 tonnes per year | 7th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan 3,900 metric tons 2024e, up from 3,730 in 2023. Reserves = 7 kt (very limited relative t… |
| Fe iron |
1.2% | 30.0 million tonnes per year | 11th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan 2024e = 30,000 thousand metric tons. |
| Al aluminum |
1.1% | 4.9 million tonnes per year | 10th | high | |
| Re rhenium |
0.8% | 500 kg per year | 7th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan 500 kilograms in 2024. byproduct of Cu, Mo |
| P phosphorus |
0.7% | 1.7 million tonnes per year | 18th | high | Kazakhstan 2024 estimate: 1,700 kt (up from 1,500 kt in 2023). Capacity expansions expected by 2027. |
| Si silicon |
0.2% | 7,000 tonnes per year | 24th | high | USGS 2024e: 7 kt. |
| Sb antimony |
0.0% | 40.0 tonnes per year | 14th | high | Kazakhstan 2024e mine production: 40 metric tons. |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ti titanium |
4.4% | 14,000 tonnes per year | 7th | high | USGS 2024e: 14,000 t. Kazakhstan capacity 26,000 t/yr. 7% of US sponge imports Jan-Sep 2024. |
| Cd cadmium |
4.2% | 1,000 tonnes per year | 6th | high | Kazakhstan 2024e: 1,000 metric tons. byproduct of Zn |
| Cu copper |
1.7% | 0.5 million tonnes per year | 11th | high | |
| Bi bismuth |
1.1% | 180 tonnes per year | 5th | high | USGS 2024e refinery production for Kazakhstan: 180 metric tons. byproduct of Pb, Zn |
| Al aluminum |
1.0% | 1.4 million tonnes per year | 23rd | high |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cr chromium |
26.7% | 320,000,000 tonnes | 2nd | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan reserves = 320,000 thousand metric tons gross weight (shipping grade). Revised in 2025 b… |
| Ba barium |
21.7% | 85,000,000 tonnes | 3rd | high | Kazakhstan reserves: 85,000 thousand metric tons. |
| U uranium |
13.7% | 813,900 tonnes | 2nd | high | Kazakhstan 813,900 tU at <USD 130/kgU; 873,400 tU at <USD 260/kgU. Holds 498,700 tU in the lowest-cost category (<USD 40… |
| Re rhenium |
8.2% | 190,000 kg | 4th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan reserves 190,000 kilograms. byproduct of Cu, Mo |
| Au gold |
3.6% | 2,300 tonnes | 10th | high | Kazakhstan: 2,300 t. Revised 2024. |
| Zn zinc |
3.3% | 7,600,000 tonnes | 8th | high | Kazakhstan: 7,600,000 tonnes. Revised 2024. |
| Cu copper |
2.0% | 20,000,000 tonnes | 12th | high | |
| Fe iron |
1.3% | 2,500,000,000,000 tonnes | 10th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Kazakhstan 2,500 million metric tons. |
| Al aluminum |
1.0% | 280,000,000 tonnes | 10th | high | |
| P phosphorus |
0.4% | 260,000,000 tonnes | 14th | high | Kazakhstan: 260,000 thousand metric tons = 260 million metric tons. |
| Mo molybdenum |
0.1% | 7,000 tonnes | 14th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Kazakhstan 7 thousand metric tons — minimal relative to production rate. |