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Kazzinc produces the highest-grade gold of globally acknowledged quality. In 2019, the Company produced 634'000 troy ounces of gold.

The largest gold producing operation in Kazakhstan, Altyntau Kokshetau in Akmola Region, is a Kazzinc business. The mined ore is treated in a multi-stage process at a streamlined concentrator. Dore alloy is sent to the Precious Metals Refinery in Ust-Kamenogorsk Metallurgical Complex.

Enriched gold-bearing feed from Altay and Ridder mines also ends up here.

The Precious Metals Refinery produces finished product, refined gold bars, in a proprietary process.

Product Name:

Refined Gold

Production Site

Precious Metals Refinery, Ust-Kamenogorsk Metallurgical Complex

Process Flowsheet

Melting of gold-bearing feed to anodes, electrolyte preparation, gold refining, bars melting

Production output per year:

47,000 kg/a

Application

  • aircrafts
  • Gold protects the engine part connections and electrical contact solder seals from corrosion.
  • space rockets
  • Gold foil protects spaceships from high temperatures and corrosion
  • computers
  • smartphones
  • A thin layer of gold is applied on all terminals and contracts of motherboards and processors and smartphone parts to maximize the signal conductivity

Deer LBMA Grade

Au (min.)

99.99%

Ag (max.)

0.005%

Pt (max)

0.001%

Pd (max)

0.003%

Cu (max)

0.001%

Bi (max)

0.001%

Sn (max)

0.001%

Pb (max)

0.001%

Fe (max)

0.001%

Zn (max)

0.001%

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