The Chairman of the Board of the National mining company “Tau-Ken Samruk” visited the Alaigyr mining and processing plant under construction in Karaganda region and “Tau-Ken Temir” metallurgical silicon plant in the Karaganda. Kanat Kudaibergen got acquainted with the Alaigyr plant building process of its’ production and administrative facilities and flotation concentrate storage warehouse constructions and noticed the importance of finishing all the work on time. There were discussed issues of expanding the resource base of the ore deposit and conducting geological exploration. The Chairman of the Board of the “Tau-Ken Samruk” held meeting with the top managers and leading specialists of the silicon plant. The issues of further development of the plant and item of using innovative technologies for recycling microsilica (it is used in the production of concrete to improve the technological qualities of the final product) were discussed.