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(Facility) Leninogorsk Zinc Smelter

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodity Zinc, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10166450
MAS/MILS ID 4590007005
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Leninogorsk Zinc Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 83.53366, 50.36451 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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 E-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 83.53366, 50.36451
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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 1966
Plant type Smelter

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

  • PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED INCLUDE BI, CD, AU, AG, SE TE, CU, PB, ZN, SB, AND TA.
  • ENTERPRISE TOLLED 104,200 MT SLAB ZINC FOR MARC RICH & CO.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 100 wt-pct Zinc 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANS TO REPROCESS TAILS FROM THE STAROYE AND CHASINSKOYE DEPOSITS AT THIS PLANT ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN 1995. GOLDBELT RESOURCES (CANADA) HAS WON TENDER TO PROCESS TAILS AT A PROPOSED RATE OF 7M TPY, RECOVERING 2.8M TONS AU AND 14.2M TONS AG.

Comments on the workings information

  • SULPHER RECOVERY IS POOR. AIR RELEASES INCLUDE: 140T/YR PB, 184T/YR ZN, AND 1100T/YR SO2. 15,000M3/YR WATER DISCHARGED WITHOUT TREATMENT, 6500M3 ARE TREATED. JAROSITE FE PRECIPITATE HELD IN DAMS, UNCOVERED.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED SOURCES ARE: LENINOGORSK (85.5%), BELOUSOV (5.2%), BERYOZOV (0.6%), TEKELI (2%), UCHALI (2.9%), NICOLAYEV (2.8%), ZHEZKENT (0.9%), IMPORTS VIA TUAPSE (0.1%).
  • THE PLANT INCLUDES AN ELECTROLYTIC REFINERY AND A SLAG FUMING PLANT. A SULPHURIC ACID PLANT IS ALSO PART OF THE COMPLEX.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    CRU METALS REVIEW. 1Q1994.

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF ZINC. 1990.

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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