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(Facility) Ust Kamenogorsk Lead Smelter

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodities Bismuth, Copper, Lead, Refiner
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  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305479
MAS/MILS ID 4590007010
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Ust Kamenogorsk Lead Smelter
Alternate or previous names Oust Kamenogorsk, Kamenogorsk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 82.6004, 49.96452 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead, Refiner Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 82.6004, 49.96452
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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 1952
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ust-Kamenogorsk Lead And Zinc Complex
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • BYPRODUCTS INCLUDE COPPER, WHICH IS SENT TO THE IRTYSH SMELTER, SILVER, LEAD-BISMUTH, ANTIMONIAL CONC., AND CALCIUM ARSENATE. PLANS TO SWITCH PRODUCTION TO ELECTROLYTIC COPPER PART OF A JOINT TURKISH/KAZAK PROJECT, AGREED TO IN 1993. CONSTRUCTION IS TO START IN MAY 1994 AND TAKE 28 MO.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 100 wt-pct Lead 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE PLANT TREATS MATERIAL USING BOTH BLAST FURNACES AND A KIVCET PROCESS TECHNOLOGY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ACCORDING TO THE COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRY OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION REPORT PUBLISHED BY CRU, THE SMELTER WAS MODERNISED IN 1980 AND, COMBINED WITH A SECOND PLANT BUILT IN 1955, PRODUCED 178,000 METRIC TONS OF HIGH AND ALLOY GRADE ZINC IN 1990. THE LEAD REFINERY, BUILT IN 1950 AND MODERNISED IN 1990, PRODUCED 92,700 METRIC TONS IN 1990.
  • A KIVCET DIRECT SMELTING FURNACE, COMMISSIONED IN 1990, HANDLES 30% THROUGHPUT. TWO BLAST FURNACES REMAIN IN OPERATION, ONE IS USED TO PROCESS RECYCLED MATERIALS.
  • FEED GRADE IN 1990 AVERAGED 52.7% PB. 1990 FEED SOURCES: BELOUSOV (5.6%), BERYOZOV (3.5%), ZIRYANOVSK (23.3%), TEKELI (3.8%), AKJAL (6.3%), KARAGAILI (0., LENINOGORSK (23.2%), KENTAU (2.9%), TZENTRALNAYA (8.5%), BLAGODAT (5.4%), ZOLOTUSHINSKAYA (10.1%), SALAIR (2.9%), IMPORTS VIA TUAPSE (4.2%).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    METAL BULLETIN, P. 5 (FEB. 4, 1993).

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK. A STUDY OF THE SOVIET ECONOMY. FEB. 1991.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. MAY 18, 1992.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX. JULY 3, 1992.

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Production

    METAL BULLETIN. OCT. 21, 1993. P. 9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEAD IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING RECOVERED, 1997, COMD. SPEC. DATA, DATA AS OF 95, HOWEVER COPPER AND BISMUTH ARE BEING RECOVERED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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