Kazreti

Kazreti () is a daba in Bolnisi Municipality, in the region of Kvemo Kartli, in Georgia. Its primary economic activity is mining. The largest employer in Kazreti is JSC RMG Copper. Gold and copper are the principal precious metals extracted at the mines in Kazreti. Historical research done in Georgia has shown that gold was mined in the area thousands of years ago. It has been speculated that the earliest gold mine in the world was the Sakdrisi site on the outskirts of Kazreti.

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Settlement.name: Kazreti
Settlement.native_name: კაზრეთი
Settlement.image_skyline: Kazreti, view from mountain.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Kazreti, view from mountain
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia#Georgia Kvemo Kartli
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Georgia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Mkhare
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kvemo Kartli
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bolnisi
Settlement.elevation_m: 420
Settlement.population_total: 4 340
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.pushpin_relief: y
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 14

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Official name: კაზრეთი
Population: 5562
Image: Kazreti, view from mountain.JPG
Dialing code: 358

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Commons category: Kazreti
native label: კაზრეთი
postal code: 1103

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The mine in Kazreti was developed in 1970 during the Soviet era. From 1970 until the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kazreti was generally known in Georgia as being a cosmopolitan village, inhabited by workers from the various Soviet republics. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the majority of people who now live in the town are of Georgian nationality.