A single service for geological exploration of uranium, precious and non-ferrous metals will be created in Uzbekistan under the State Geology and Mineral Resources Committee, according to the decree of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The decree published on June 16 reads that the Scientific and Production Center “Geology of Precious Metals and Uranium” of the…
The Almalyk Iron and Steel Works in Tashkent region started the construction of a lead plant with a capacity of about 30,000 tons per year, reads a message posted on the website of the Almalyk Complex. The plant is expected to be built in 2017-2019, according to the message. The cost of the lead plant…
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AMMC) has completed a project worth $75.2 million to expand its main source of raw material – the Kalmakyr copper-porphyry deposit, a representative of the AMMC reported. The project envisaged involving the non-registered (extra-balance) ores of the quarry, making it possible to increase the volume of ore processing by 4…
Dobersek Engineering GmbH (Germany) has finished the modernization of the copper-smelting manufacture at Almalyk Iron and Steel Works. The turnkey project presupposed the construction of the new automated copper furnace with the capacity of 17 thousand tons of copper per year. The project costs $92 million. AGMK is the only copper producer in Uzbekistan. It…
