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Kazakh&Mines&Sign&Deals&With&Hexagon&Mining&&New&contracts&complement&regional&business&strategy&(

TUCSON,&ARIZONA,&JANUARY&21,&2016&–&Hexagon(Mining(increases(its(presence(in(Kazakhstan(after(signing(deals(with(two(prominent(mine(sites,(Bozshakol(and(Aktogay.(Both(greenfield(sites(are(

owned(and(operated(by(KAZ(Minerals,(a(highOgrowth(copper(company(focused(on(largeOscale,(lowO

cost(open(pit(mining.(See&Bozshakol’s&use&of&Hexagon&Mining&technology&here.&((

KAZ(Minerals(is(dedicated(to(modernizing(both(mine(sites,(and(chose(Hexagon(Mining(based(not(

only(on(its(technologies(and(services,(but(also(the(innovation(offered(by(the(greater(Hexagon(group.(

The(deals(also(help(solidify(Hexagon(Mining’s(business(strategy(in(the(region.((

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“The(reason(for(entering(the(Kazakh(market(was(to(grow(the(business(in(this(strategically(important(

region,”(said(Alan(Bradford,(Hexagon(Mining(EMEA(Sales(Director.(“We(want(to(introduce(more(

business(solutions(for(Kazakhstan’s(developing(economy.(This(emerging(market(fits(in(very(well(

with(our(strategic(goals(for(introducing(innovative(solutions(into(progressive(markets.(Kazakhstan(is(

moving(to(best(practice(solutions(and(Hexagon(empowers(our(partners(to(harness(the(best(

technologies.(

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“In(our(first(fiveOyear(plan,(Hexagon(wants(to(contribute(strongly(to(the(technological(advancement(

of(mining(in(Kazakhstan,”(said(Bradford.(“We(are(prepared(to(invest(and(establish(an(advanced(

local(technology(hub.(We(will(cultivate(this(partnership(through(training(and(by(exchanging(technical(

knowledge(as(the(first(step(in(a(longOterm(engagement.”((

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The(successful(deployment(at(Bozshakol(sees(both(lowOprecision(fleet(and(highOprecision(machine(

guidance(operating(on(top(of(WiMAX(network(infrastructure.(WiMAX(is(a(family(of(wireless(

communications(standards,(and(its(deployment(at(Bozshakol(is(a(first(for(Hexagon(Mining.(By(

responding(to(the(customer’s(flexible(requirements,(Hexagon(Mining’s(field(technicians(and(product(

development(response(team,(now(ensures(our(product(suite(supports(our(partner’s(needs(

seamlessly.(

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“I(have(every(confidence(that(our(successful(rollout(at(Bozshakol(will(be(repeated(at(Aktogay,”(said(

Bradford.(“We(look(forward(to(increasing(our(presence(in(Kazakhstan(with(a(strong(local(team(and(a(

focus(on(assisting(our(partners(to(achieve(best(practice.”(

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Hexagon(Mining(has(an(established(office(in(Almaty,(Kazakhstan(colocated(with(Leica(Geosystems(

to(serve(this(thriving(mining(community.((

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About&Hexagon&Mining&&(

Hexagon(Mining(is(the(only(company(to(solve(surface(and(underground(challenges(by(integrating(

design,(planning,(and(operations(technologies(for(safer,(more(productive(mines.(Uniting(MineSight,(

Leica(Jigsaw,(SmartMine(UG,(and(SAFEmine,(Hexagon(Mining(connects(mine(planning,(design,(

fleet(and(production(management,(optimization,(and(collision(avoidance(software(for(a(

comprehensive(flow(of(data(across(all(operations.(Headquartered(in(Tucson,(Arizona,(with(more(

than(30(offices(across(five(continents,(the(company(is(a(dynamic(network(of(talented(mining(

professionals(delivering(technology,(service,(and(support.(

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provider(of(information(technologies(that(drive(quality(and(productivity(improvements(across(

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