AGMK plans to increase copper production by 2.1 times
20/04/2019 17:25
AGMK plans to increase copper production by 2.1 times
20/04/2019 17:25
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AGMK) plans to increase copper production by 2.1 times, the press service of the enterprise reported. This became known during the international scientific-practical conference, which opened in Almalyk on 18 April.
“To further improve the efficiency of AGMK’s operation, the trust management company attracted leading foreign and national scientists and experts, developed a program of modernization and reconstruction of the main structural divisions of the plant until 2022,” said Kabul Shodiev, a representative of the supervisory board of the SFI Management Group.
According to him, the implementation of this program places great emphasis on the effective development and further implementation of innovative projects, which ensures a substantial increase in production volumes and an increase in the quality of products. And in this regard, he added, the results of 2018 for the extraction of copper, gold and silver are impressive.
“In order to ensure sustainable development of production capacities, expand the raw material base and attract advanced technologies, the government of the country decided to engage in the development of the Yoshlik 1 field, which was previously considered as a reserve. It is located on the northern slope of the Kuramin Range, 1 km from Almalyk, and is located in close proximity to the Kalmakyr field. The estimated capacity for ore mining is up to 50 million tons per year,” Abdulla Khursanov, Chairman of the Board of the Works, said.
He also added that today the implementation of this investment project has already begun, the preliminary cost of which exceeds US$1.7 billion. Its development will allow by 2026 to increase copper production by 2.1 times. At the same time, an additional 6 thousand new jobs will be created. Currently, overburden mining works are underway, construction and assembly with the parallel development of design and estimate documentation.
In addition to developing the Yoshlik 1 field, the head of the AGMK noted, in the medium term, other projects are planned to expand the resource base and modernize production. Among them - the construction of underground mines "Samarchuk" and "Interfluve" on the basis of reserves Angren ore field.
“Work is also accelerated at the program of reconstruction and stabilization of the main production facilities of the plant - at the copper-smelting and zinc plants, as well as the copper concentration plant. Timely implementation of investment projects will almost double the production capacity of the plant, technological upgrading of the main production will make a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of our country,” he stressed.
In general, over 200 scientists and leading experts, representatives of world-famous companies from Russia, the USA, Korea, Finland, Germany, France, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Norway, Uzbekistan and other countries take part in the conference.
An important task of the forum is the discussion and in-depth analysis of the development prospects and global trends in the development of polymetallic and industrial deposits, the application of international experience in solving issues of their integrated processing. At the plant they hope that during the conference it will be possible to identify companies and research teams willing to participate in the development and implementation of innovative environmental technologies based on the enterprise.
The AGMK is a unique mining complex, a giant of non-ferrous metallurgy and one of the largest enterprises specializing in mining and processing of rocks not only in the republic, but also in the entire Central Asian region.
Today, the company is at a new stage of its development. In August 2018, in accordance with a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, the state share of the AGMK was transferred to the trust management company SFI Management Group.
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