Historic Kazakh mine boosts output with modern planning: Kazzinc’s Ridder-Sokolny uses risk scoring and scenario modelling to shape its future

Giancarlo Calzada Canares presents at the 2025 AusIMM Underground Operators Conference in Adelaide on Kazzinc’s strategic mine planning overhaul for the Ridder-Sokolny Mine, highlighting data-driven zoning and risk modelling. Photo: Jamie Wade.
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Content By Jamie Wade on June 10, 2025
Efficiency, Production Optimisation, Workflow Management, Costs, Financial Planning, Cost Control, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Mine Profiles, Project Overviews, Development Stages, Case Studies, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling
Asia, Kazakhstan
Lead, Precious Metals, Gold, Silver, Base Metals, Copper, Zinc, Strategic Minerals

In the remote Altai Mountains of eastern Kazakhstan, a centuries-old underground mine is undergoing a transformation. The Rid...

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