Leninogorsk No. 2 Concentrator

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158521
MAS/MILS ID 4590000079
Record type Site
Current site name Leninogorsk No. 2 Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 83.53366, 50.36451 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 83.53366, 50.36451

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1965
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Leninogorsk Polymetallic Complex
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • COPPER CONC. TO IRTYSH SMELTER (65%), DZHEZKAZGAN SMELTER (35%). ZINC CONC. TREATED AT LENINOGORSK SMELTER AND LEAD CONC. TREATED AT UST-KAMENOGORSK.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN 1994, OWES RBS 115 MILLION TENGE. OUTPUT HAS FALLEN, IN 1994 RUNNING AT 30-40 PCT OF CAPACITY. IN 1993, PLANT RECEIVED 29 MW ELECTRICITY, OUT OF 80 MW NEEDED POWER ACCOUNTS FOR 45 PCT OF COSTS TAXES AND RAIL FREIGHT ACCOUNT FOR 25, 20 PCT RESPECTIVELY MODIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET ZN CIRCUIT CERTIFIED

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED FROM TISHIN MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.