ASTANA (KazInform) — Kazakhstan crude oil output reached 32,185,000 tons for January-May, 2018 that is 7.8% more as compared to the same period of the 2017, statistics committee of the National Economy Ministry reports.

The country’s gas condensate output hit 5,501,000 tons in the accounting period that is 1.7% less against the same period of the previous year. Kazakhstan produced more than 23 bln m³ of natural gas (+9.1 %), coal up to 46,980,000 tons (+4 %), iron ore up to 17,252,000 tons (+11.1 %), copper ore to the amount of 41,367,000 tons (+3.5 %), gold ore up to 8,637,000 tons (+13.8 %) and chromic ore to the amount of 1,916,000 tons (+5.8 %) in the period under consideration.