Pustynnoye Phase 1
Project implementation: 2013-2015
Capacity: 2 million tons of ore/year
EPC contract
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES
GPP
- Primary and secondary crushing section;
- First and second stages of grinding section;
- Classification and gravity processing section;
- Leaching section;
- Sorption section;
- Acid washing, elution, coal regeneration section;
- Electrolysis section;
- Chemicals section;
- Water supply, water treatment, fresh water preparation section;
- Paste thickening of tailings section.
Infrastructure
Plant Infrastructure:
- GPP security gate;
- Laboratory;
- Administrative office;
- Warehouse offices;
- Firefighting unit, HSE office, medical station.
Open pit infrastructure:
- Open pit administrative and amenities building;
- Passenger vehicles maintenance and repair shop;
- Mining equipment maintenance and repair shop;
- Gasoline station.
Other facilities
- Tailings facility;
- Highly toxic substances warehouses;
- Power supply and water supply (water pipe from lake Balkhash to GPP, 22 km long, with pumping station; substation 110 / 10kV, single-circuit OHPL-110);
- Autonomous rotational camp for 450 places.