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Zhezkent Concentrator

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280101
MAS/MILS ID 4590000160
Record type Site
Current site name Zhezkent Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 80.68378, 50.78111 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 80.68378, 50.78111
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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
Discovery year 1976
Year of first production 1989
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

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

Comments on the production information

  • CU CONC TO KRASNOURALSK AND BALKHASH SMELTERS. ZN CONC. TO LENINOGORSK AND UST-KAMENOGORSK SMELTERS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CONSTRUCTION COMMENCES IN 1976 BUT DESIGN UNSUITABLE FOR ORE. REDESIGN STILL IN PROGRESS, ALTHOUGH LARGE SCALE PROCESSING COMMENCED IN 1989.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CRU COST ESTIMATE IN 1990 WAS R27.32 PER MT ORE MILLED.
  • FEED IS ORLOV MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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