Gornorudnaya Kompaniya Benkala AO (Benkala Mining Company Joint Stock Company) is a Kazakhstan-based company operating in the mining sector, primarily engaged in open mining of iron ore and other ores, as well as processing and distribution of those ores. The Company mines and processes iron ore at the Benkala iron ore deposit in Aitekebiysky district, Aktyubinskaya Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Company distributes iron ore to its clients in a variety of industries, including but not limited to mining, manufacturing and chemical industry in Kazakhstan, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. In addition to mining, processing and distribution of ores, it provides such services as the exploration and development of deposits in Kazakhstan and other countries.