Uzbekistan: sanctions against Gazprombank threaten expansion of copper mine

The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Gazprombank poses a potential major challenge to Uzbekistan’s growing mining industry, which has relied on the Russian bank for financing the expansion of the $4.8-billion copper mine project, expected to nearly double the country’s copper production. With Gazprombank now excluded from the international payment system, Uzbekistan…

Uzbekistan: Almalyk exports up in January-August 2024

In January-August, Almalyk Mining and Processing Works exported products worth $425.57 million, up by 18.8% from the forecast. In particular, the company exported 36.219 thousand tons of copper, up by 40.9%. Zinc products exports totaled 18.337 thousand tons. Molybdenum products exports amounted to 520 tons (+8.3%) and lead concentrate – 11.302 thousand tons (+9.8%). (Ukrainian…

Uzbekistan: Almalyk launches new product manufacture

Almalyk Mining and Processing Works has launched manufacture of gold and silver in granules. Granulated gold is used in jewelry, medicine, radio-electronics, microelectronics, chemistry and in the manufacture of measuring devices. Moreover, the company also produces copper in granules. Having conducted a market analyses, Almalyk will also produce granules of other non-ferrous metals. (Ukrainian metal)