Large Uzbek Plant Plans To Launch Production Of Platinum Group Metals (Exclusive)
Date
7/31/2022 3:17:07 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 31. Uzbek Almalyk Mining
and Metallurgical Combine (AMMC) plans to launch the production of
platinum group metals on an industrial scale, Adviser to the
Chairman of the Board on Information Policy, Head of the
Information Service of the AMMC, Umida Karshibaeva told Trend .
'Currently, a palladium powder production site is operating at
the AMMC copper smelter. In the future, it is planned to re-equip
and rename it into the 'Section for the production of platinum
group metals'. This group of metals includes palladium (Pd),
platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), osmium (Os) and
iridium (Ir),' Karshibaeva said.
According to her, the flows are currently being analyzed to
determine the distribution of platinum group metals in the products
of flotation of ores and smelting of copper concentrate. This will
make it possible to predict production volumes with an increase in
the processing of ores due to their development.
The head of the information service also noted that the AMMC
specialists have developed a technology for obtaining platinum from
technological solutions of gold electrolysis.
'In the future, it is planned to expand the site, and conduct
semi-industrial tests, since, with the start of the development of
the Yoshlik-I deposit and the launch of the copper processing plant
No.3, it will be possible to produce platinum on an industrial
scale. It is planned to increase the production of platinum and
palladium up to 100 million tons per year,' Karshibaeva said.
According to her, by increasing the volume of ore processing, it
is possible to increase production volumes. In addition, the
sources of platinum group metals are the ores of the Pirmirab mine
of the Chadak mine administration and the Kuchbulak mine of the
Angren mine administration, which are located in the Tashkent and
Namangan regions.
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