Almalyk Mining and Processing Works, using new technique, has obtained palladium. Previously the works was obtaining palladium powder. The technique, consisting of 52 steps and lasting for 70 hours, allowed obtaining less than 1 kg of palladium per month. Last year the enterprise started studying obtaining palladium from the electrolyte solution as well as refined…
Korea Institute for Rare Metals (KIRAM) and Almalyk Mining and Processing Works will create a joint scientific center on rare metals and alloys. The corresponding agreement has already been signed. The center will comprise 5 laboratories to obtain refractory metals, in particular, tungsten and molybdenum, as well as alloys using nano- and chemical-metallurgical techniques. (Ukrainian…
Almalyk Mining and Processing Works intends to construct a new copper-processing factory. The project to be commissioned in 2022 will be developed by the Scientific-research and design institute TOMS (Russia). The institute will also help modernize two current copper factories. This year AGMK intends to attract over $180 million of investments. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ministry of Finance and the State Committee of Uzbekistan on Privatization, Demonopolization and Development of Competition left the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine with full net profit for 2017. Last year the combine earned 124 billion soums of net profit. Of this money, 88.2% (state share) – 109.4 billion soums – were decided to…
The government of Uzbekistan has allowed SFi Management Group to manage two largest metal works – Uzmetkombinat and Almalyk Mining and Processing Works. The task of the company is to effectively carry out investment projects, increase the share of high added value products, optimize import expenses and decrease prime cost. The agreement between Almalyk and…
In June metal shop of Almalyk Mining and Processing Works carried out repairs of the reverberatory furnace and the current repairs of converters No. 3 and 4, as scheduled. The furnace was shut down on June 1. According to the schedule the repair had to last for 15 days, but was completed 1 day earlier.…
In January Almalyk Mining and Processing Works manufactured 100.2% of the target. Copper ore output was 100.9%, copper raw materials processing – 100.2%. Copper content in the concentrate was 101.4%. Last month the GOK produced 101.2% of cathode copper, including 100.1% of its own raw materials, and 75.3% of metallic zinc, including 100% of its…
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine, a monopoly copper producer in Uzbekistan, will execute a $420 million-worth project to develop Yoshlik II porphyry copper deposit by 2024, according to the decree of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The main parameters of the investment project have been approved in the document. The deposit should reach its designed capacity…
