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 ...

During the Exclusivity Period, Orsu will provide funding for exploration works at the Balkhash Project in the amount of approximately $0.77 million during the remainder of 2012 and $0.13 million in ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Kazakhstan’s Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve is a different place now than it was a decade ago. The delta ecosystem, which occupies around 4,151 square kilometers (1,603 square miles) across 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 ...

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 ...