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Almalic Copper Concentrator

Producer in Uzbekistan with commodities Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207347
MAS/MILS ID 4650000013
Record type Site
Current site name Almalic Copper Concentrator
Alternate or previous names Almalic Complex.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 69.58405, 40.83151 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 69.58405, 40.83151
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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 1961

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Uzbekistan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Almalyk Mining And Metallurgical Enterprise
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production @ 18.4% Copper 434000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 434000mt 18wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Milled @ 0.4% Copper 30000000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 0wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • LEAD CONC. TO CHIMKENT SMELTER AND ZINC CONC. TO ALMALIC SMELTER. ALL COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM CONCENTRATES ARE RAILED TO THE ALMALIC COPPER SMELTER.
  • CONCENTRATOR OPERATIONS STARTED IN 1961. THE PLANT WAS MOST RECENTLY MODERNISED IN 1986. REPORTED UZBEK CU PRODUCTION IN 1992 WAS 83,000 MT CU.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE FROM ALTYN TOPKAN AND UCH KALACH CRUSHED AT MINE. OTHER IS CRUSHED AT PLANT. TWO STAGE GRINDING REDUCES ALTYN TOPKAN ORE TO 80-85% AND KURGASHINKAN ORE TO 70-82% 74 MICRONS. OVERFLOW GOES TO SECONDARY GRINDING. BULK LEAD/ZINC CONC. IS WASHED THEN REFLOATED. LEAD CONC. RECOVERED FIRST, ZINC FLOTATION FOLLOWS. TAILINGS GO TO DAM 5KM FROM PLANT. PB CONC. CONTAINS: 1G/T AU, 390G/T AG, 2.3% CU, 7% ZN, 0.06% CD, AND 0.05% BI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. SEPT. 23-30, 1993, P. 10.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION BASED ON NEAREST TOWN AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6. REPORTED MINING EXTRACTION RATE IS 79%.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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