Bozymchak is an open-pit

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

mine and concentrator in Ala-Bukinsky region,

Jalal-Abad Jalal-Abad (also spelled Dzhalal-Abad, Djalal-Abat, Jalalabat; ky, Жалал-Aбат, ''Calal-Abat/Jalal-Abat'', جالال-ابات, ) is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

; it also contains

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...

by-product. It is being developed by

KAZ Minerals KAZ Minerals plc is a British copper company focused on large scale, low cost open pit mining in Kazakhstan. The Group is listed in London and Kazakhstan stock exchanges. The company operates 3 underground mines and 2 concentrators in the East Reg ...

. The project commenced commissioning in 2014.Annual Report 2014 flipbook
pages 4, 42.

General

In 2014, 426 kt of ore was mined at Bozymchak mine with an average copper grade of 1%. Bozymchak is expected to have an average annual output of 6 kt of copper cathode and 28 koz of gold bar over the 18 years of operational life.

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