Kazakhstan increases uranium production by 9% in first half of 2026

Kazakhstan increased uranium production by 9% year-on-year to 13,000 tonnes in the first half of 2026, according to financial results published by Kazatomprom.

The results indicated that the company's sales volume declined by 1% during the same period, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

Kazatomprom expects uranium production to reach between 27,500 and 29,000 tonnes in 2026, provided that sufficient sulfuric acid supplies are available.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov