Akjal Concentrator

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities 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 10134095
MAS/MILS ID 4590000058
Record type Site
Current site name Akjal Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 72.91744, 48.24792 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON NEAREST TOWN AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 72.91744, 48.24792

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1956

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Akchatau Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTS TAKEN BY ROAD AND RAIL TO UST-KAMENOGORSK SMELTER.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THREE STAGES OF CRUSHING AND SCREENING ARE FOLLOWED BY SINGLE STAGE GRINDING, IN CLOSED CIRCUIT WITH SPIRAL CLASSIFIERS. PRODUCT IS 65% PASSING 74 MICRONS. LEAD AND ZINC FLOTATION CONSIST OF SINGLE ROUGHER SINGLE SCAVENGER AND 3 CLEANER STAGE. LEAD SCAVENGER AND FIRST LEAD CLEANER ARE REGROUND, THEN THICKENED AND FED TO ZN CIRCUIT, WHICH COMPRISES SINGLE STAGE ROUGHER, SCAVENGER, AND CLEANER FLOTATION. CONC. DEWATERED TO 14% MOISTURE BY FILTRATION. TAILINGS PUMPED TO DAM 3KM FROM PLANT.
  • FEED SUPPLIED BY AKJAL MINE, 2KM FROM PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-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.