In accordance with paragraph 9 of the order of the Acting Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Approval of the Rules for Granting Subsoil Use Rights to Exploration or Extraction of Common Minerals Used for the Purposes of Construction (Reconstruction) and Repair of Public Roads, State-owned Railways, as well as for Reconstruction and Repair of hydraulic structures and hydraulic structures” of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 7, 2020, No. 188, a permit for exploration and a permit for production can only be issued to: 1) a contractor (subcontractor) for the construction (reconstruction) or repair of public property, from the list approved for these purposes by the state body that is the customer of the construction (reconstruction) or repair of these facilities.
Also, it should be on the list of the order of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development "On Approval of the List of Certain Contracting (Subcontracting) Organizations Receiving Permission for the Exploration and Production of Common Minerals" dated May 12, 2020 No. 283.