Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AGMK) is implementing a set of measures to increase the volume of extraction of precious metals from ore, the press service of the enterprise reported.

The first step in this work was the gold extraction plant of the Angren mine department, which since the end of last year has increased the extraction of precious metals from ore by 2%.

“This was made possible through the use of new reagents that were not previously used in our factory. After receiving positive results from laboratory and pilot tests in December 2018, new reagents were used in the production process. In addition, this year we launched an additional ore mill with a capacity of 15–20 tons per hour, thanks to which ore processing has increased by 10% since April. Two new press filters are also operating normally,” the production manager Ilyos Turanbaev said.

Two new Simba drilling rigs of the Swedish company Atlas Copco were obtained instead of the outdated ones for the Prospecting and Kyzyl Olma mines, which were not previously used here. This will allow to increase labor productivity several times, since one new machine can replace two old machines. The specialists of the manufacturer conducted training for drilling rig drivers and issued international certificates allowing them to work in any enterprises where the drilling rigs of this company are operated.

In addition, at the end of last year, a tanker with a capacity of three tons was obtained for the mines of the Kyzyl Olma field. Now refueling of underground self-propelled vehicles is made directly in the mines themselves. And in April of this year, the PAUS underground dump truck with a lifting capacity of 8 tons was received. New technology has shown itself well in the work, which allowed to increase the export of ore at the inclined cone of the mine.

In order to save fuel and energy resources, last year Samsung installed 140 m3 / hour of Samsung’s energy-efficient compressors for compressed air supply in the Kochbulak and Kyzyl Olma mines. It should be noted that the power of this equipment is more than two times greater than that of the existing compressors. In addition, they are simple and convenient to operate.

"We are now building a reserve for the future. A project is being developed to mine the Kairagach mine to increase production of rock mass. From April, with the help of Russian specialists, construction of a new tailings depository of the gold mining plant has begun. A new trunk site "Samarchuk" on the field "Kyzyl Olma", the construction of which is conducted by experts from Bashkiria, "- said Turanbayev.

Since February of this year, the overhaul of the administrative building of the mine department and the gold extraction plant began. The facades of buildings and structures will be “dressed” in a new outfit: they are faced with modern materials.

The ABK overhaul goes throughout the entire five-story building: the old windows and doors, electrical wiring, telephone cables, fire alarms, wall cladding are made with gypsum plasterboard, laminate is laid on the floor, marble floors will appear on the stairways, staircase fences are being replaced. As for the dining room, here, in addition to the overhaul, the equipment will be completely replaced.

“In general, our work is in full swing. The repair of the reception room, the director’s and chief engineer’s offices, the fourth and fifth floors are already completed. The territory near the administrative building is enriched, a new fountain with the AGMK logo and lighting is installed, flower beds are broken The facade of the Angrensk mine complex’s sports complex, where a fence has been installed on the football field, has already been repaired, "the interlocutor concluded.

Last time the reconstruction and expansion of the production capacity of the Angrensky mine department was carried out in 2006-2007. Then the design capacity for the extraction of ore was increased to 600 thousand tons per year. At present, thanks to the innovations introduced and the modernization of production, the mining and processing of ore exceeds 740 thousand tons per year.

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