Ministerial Decree No. 634 validating the Regulation on liquidation and conservation of mining sites. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Exploration Mining Minerals Groundwater Thermal and medicinal waters Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of liquidation and conservation of mining sites related to state geological study, exploration, prospecting, mining and extraction of minerals, including hydrocarbons, groundwater, thermal and medicinal waters, and also exploration of subsoil for effluent waste water discharge. Liquidation and conservation project shall envisage: (a) explanatory note; (b) geological documentation attesting the state of subsoil; (c) copies of topographic maps; and (d) location scheme of sites subject to liquidation or conservation. Full text Russian Website adilet.minjust.kz