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Acid Plant Database April 7, 2010
Owner | JSC Kazakhmys Corporation | |
Background |
- 1930 Operations begin at the Balkhash copper smelting complex - 1971 Smelting operations begin at the Zhezkazgan complex - 1992 The company, OJSC Zhezgazgantzvetmet, was formed by the Government of Kazakhstan. The Government reduced its holding from 100% to 0%, in a series of privatisations from 1992 to 2002 - June 1995 Samsung Corporation of Korea took over management of the company and in -1996 acquired a 40% stake, which was subsequently sold - October 2005 The Group listed on London Stock Exchange Also formerly known as Balkhash Mining and Metallurgical |
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Location | 1 Lenin
Street Balkhash Kazakhstan 100300 |
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Website | www.kazakhmys.com | |
Plant | Balkhash Complex | |
Coordinates | 46° 49' 43" N, 74° 56' 23" E | |
Type of Plant | Metallurgical | |
Gas Source | Copper Two Vanyukov Furnaces Pierce-Smith Converters |
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Gas Cleaning | Venturi Scrubber (Fixed Throat) - Gas Cooling Tower - (3) 1st Stage WESP - (3) 2nd Stage WESP | |
Plant Capacity | 3850 MTPD | |
SA/DA | 3/1 DA | |
Status | Operating | |
Year Built | 2006 | |
Technology | Wet Gas
Cleaning: Lurgi Bischoff Contact Section: Aker Kvaerner Chemetics |
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Contractor | - | |
Remarks | Sodium silicate system for treating fluorides in the gas and weak acid | |
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General |
Kazakhmys PLC is an international natural resources company, listed in the
UK, with its principal operations in Kazakhstan and the surrounding region.
The core business is the production and sale of copper. Kazakhmys is fully
integrated from mining ore through to the production of finished metal.
The copper division also produces significant volumes of other metals as
by-products, including zinc, silver and gold. In 2007 Kazakhmys added two new divisions, Kazakhmys Petroleum and Kazakhmys Gold, in keeping with the Group’s strategic aim of diversifying and participating in the development of the significant natural resource opportunities in Central Asia. MKM is a wholly owned subsidiary, based in Germany, which was acquired in 2004. MKM produces a range of pre and semi finished copper and copper alloy products. Kazakhmys is the largest copper producer in Kazakhstan and in the top ten worldwide. The copper division has operating sites across Kazakhstan with 20 open pit and underground mines, 9 concentrators, a zinc plant and two smelting and refining complexes. The Group owns coal mines and power plants, which supply sufficient energy for its operations and market excess capacity commercially. Fully integrated production and good by products, make Kazakhmys one of the lowest cost copper producers in the world. These advantages, combined with a large reserve base give the Group a strong platform for future growth and development. |
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News | June 10, 2009 - Kazakh metals firm Kazakhmys said it had suspended zinc production at its Balkhash plant due to low demand. Produced 48,000 tonnes of zinc and 138,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate in 2008. |
MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day
STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per
Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption
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