Project Goal - Construction of a hydrometallurgical plant
| Objective of the project | Construction of a hydrometallurgical plant |
| Project Operator | ТОО «AK Minerals» |
| Project capacity | 5,000 tons of cathode copper / year since 2023 |
| Implementation period | 2020 – 2033 гг. |
| Investment size | 9.5 billion tenge ($ 25 million. US) |
| Investment structure |
20% - funds of the founders of the Company 80% - loans from financial institutions |
| Payback period | 4,5 years |
Raw material supplier: Ai Karaaul JSC
| Resource base | Ai-Karaaul Square |
| Ore reserves |
> 1.206 million tons - a fact for the State Reserves Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan > 14.9 million tons - an increase in 2021-2024. |
| Ore mining |
> 200 thousand tons / year in 2021-2023. > 400 thousand tons / year since 2024 |
| Copper content | 0,86 - 1,56 % |
Urjar district of East Kazakhstan region, 40 km south of Ayagoz