ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 22. Kazakhstan’s
coal mining sector demonstrated solid growth in the first nine
months of 2025, both in terms of production volume and value,
Trend reports
referring to data from the Bureau of National Statistics of
Kazakhstan.
The total production value in the coal mining industry reached
499.4 billion tenge ($925.7 million), representing a 10.4 percent
increase compared to the same period in 2024.
In physical terms, total coal output—including hard coal,
lignite, and coal concentrate—amounted to 84.585 million tonnes,
which is 5.9 percent higher year-on-year.
Significant growth was recorded in several key categories.
Production of thermal hard coal, used primarily for steam
generation and heating, rose to 14.198 million tonnes, up by 23.8
percent. Output of coking coal, essential for the metallurgical
industry, reached 6.104 million tonnes, showing a 20.4 percent
increase. Coal concentrate production amounted to 3.397 million
tonnes, an 8.9 percent rise compared to the same period last year.
Additionally, thermal hard coal with high ash content saw a modest
growth of 1.8 percent, totaling 53.312 million tonnes.
Concurrently, a downturn was noted across specific sectors.
Lignite production experienced a contraction, registering at 1.666
million tonnes, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 7.2 percent.
The output of alternative hard coal varieties experienced a
contraction of 2.9 percent, culminating in a total of 5.908 million
tonnes.
In the period spanning January to September 2025, the expansion
trajectory of Kazakhstan’s coal sector was predominantly propelled
by heightened consumption and production metrics within the thermal
and coking coal domains.
To note, Kazakhstan started coal mining in 1833 with the initial
discovery of coal near modern-day Karaganda, which led to a
small-scale boom. This marked the beginning of the coal industry in
the region, which was later developed further by Russian and
foreign entrepreneurs in the 1860s before being nationalized by the
Soviet government.
