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(Facility) Aktyubinsk Smelter

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182332
MAS/MILS ID 4590008100
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Aktyubinsk Smelter
Alternate or previous names Aktyubinsk Plant, Aktubinsk Ferro-Alloys Works., Aqtobe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 57.21801, 50.26471 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 57.21801, 50.26471
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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 1942
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Pellet

Mining district

District name Aktyubinsk

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Kazakhstan
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991
    First year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1995
    Description Ferrochrome: 60% Med Carbon 130000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium, Ferrochrome Chromium 130000mt 60wt-pct
  • Year 1995
    Description Ferrochrome; 60% High Carbon 15000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium, Ferrochrome Chromium 15000mt 60wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE 350 OPERATING DAYS/YR. AND 3 SHIFTS/DAY ARE ASSUMED VALUES. DAILY CAPACITY IS CALCULATED USING THE FORMER VALUE AND THE ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR EACH PRODUCT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CAP DATA FROM COMD. SPEC. 1997 BASED ON 1995 DATA. SEE HISTORY OF PRODUCTION FOR CAP VALUES.

Comments on other economic factors

  • SHIPMENTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED THROUGH NAKHODKA OR POSTCHNYI IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. TRANSPORT DISTANCE VIA THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD IS 6,000KM. ANOTHER POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE IS THROUGH A PORT ON THE AZOV SEA (UKRAINE).
  • EQUIPMENT AT AKTYUBINSK INCLUDES: SEVEN 16,500-KVA FURNACES(4 FOR HIGH-CARBON FECR; 3 FOR SICR); FIVE 5,000-7,000-KVA FURNACES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR TREATING FERRO-CHROME NITRIDE AND SLAG. THE PLANT HAS TWO SLAG TREATMENT PRODUCTION LINES, EACH CAPABLE OF TREATING 120,000 MT SLAG/YR.
  • THE COMPLEX PRODUCED 330,000 MT OF ALL FERROALLOYS IN 1990. EXPORTS ARE 22,000 MT/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE TEX REPORT, VOL. 23, NO. 5483, SEPT. 13, 1991, PP. 8-13.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, P. 13 (APRIL 15, 1993).

Reporter information

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

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