Clare Nuttall in Almaty
Thu, 28th Apr -- The rally in global commodity prices that started in late 2009 and persisted throughout last year has put Kazakhstan's mining sector back on track after some severe setbacks during the crisis. Now the mining sector's two giants, ENRC and Kazakhmys, are reviving their investment plans, as are many smaller players.

Clare Nuttall in Almaty
Thu, 28th Apr -- With Kazakhstan's presidential elections out of the way, the focus in Astana is on the "People's IPOs". Plans to sell minority stakes in various state-owned enterprises € which include Kazakhstan's top mining and oil and gas companies € are a little behind schedule, but due to take place by the end of the year.

Clare Nuttall in Astana
Thu, 28th Apr -- Kazatomprom and its international partners will go ahead with plans to boost uranium production despite the disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Christopher Pala in Washington
Thu, 28th Apr -- Most of the minerals in the periodic table are to be found in Kazakhstan, with plenty left in the ground for entrepreneurial smaller mining companies such as Frontier Mining and phosphates miner Sunkar Resources, as well as big players like Glencore and Ivanhoe.

Christopher Pala in Washington
Thu, 28th Apr -- Over $340m and three years into its programme to cut coal-mining fatalities to zero in five years, ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan is finding that the accidents which had turned the steelmaker into a magnet for controversy have fallen significantly.