LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - April 22, 2013) - Extension of exclusive right to explore the East Balkhash 2 licence area in Kazakhstan Orsu Metals Corporation ("Orsu" or the "Company"), the ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution, ...

The demise of the Aral Sea is a tragic tale often told. Less known is the peril facing Central Asia’s largest remaining lake, Balkhash in eastern Kazakhstan, a key source of drinking water in an arid ...

SEEN from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the “pearl of Kazakhstan”. But pollution, ...

The fourth Bikefest, Balkhash-Nursaya 2010, will take place on the coast of the Balkhash lake in the south-east of Kazakhstan on July 16-18. The bikefest organizers announced that bikers from Russia, ...

If you've ever driven by a lake you're familiar with and lamented that the water was clearly lower than it had been before, then you probably also know the thrill that you feel when water levels rise.

North Caspian Petroleum Ltd., a subsidiary of International Petroleum Ltd., Perth, has reached final depth of 2,019 m at Well A-8, fourth well on the large Alakol block in eastern Kazakhstan along the ...

Viewed from space, the Balkhash drainage basin resembles a shape of life: many thin blue veins, flowing towards their heart. The likeness is fitting, as survival in southeastern Kazakhstan, an area ...

In summer sunshine, the waters of Lake Balkhash shimmer a startling bright blue. At weekends, the beach is busy with local families, splashing in the waves and sunbathing on the sand. Behind them loom ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution, ...

One side of the Balkhash – the biggest lake in Central Asia after the Caspian Sea – has salt water, but on the other, it is fresh water. (AFP pic) Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters ...