เกจวัดแก๊ส has signed a DKK950 million contract with ShalkiyaZinc to supply mineral processing tools, together with mill circuit pumps, for a greenfield zinc-lead concentrator at its zinc and lead mine in the Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan.
The tools will remodel the plant right into a world-class facility that effectively separates minerals with a minimised environmental impact.
FLSmidth will supply two underground crushing stations with a materials handling system to the process plant, a full bundle of comminution and separation equipment, together with SAG and ball mills, mill circuit pumps and cyclones, the zinc-lead focus flotation and regrinding circuit, including nextSTEP, VXP vertical mills, focus thickeners, and Pneumapress filters, reagents preparation and dosing area. Full plant automation can be included, in addition to set up and commissioning supervision providers. The new concentrator shall be supported from FLSmidth’s new service supercentre in Karaganda.
Equipment delivery shall be completed during 2024, with commissioning set to begin out by the top of that yr.
“We are excited to receive this primary order from ShalkiyaZinc, which highlights our full flowsheet experience,” says Mikko Keto, Group CEO at FLSmidth. “The big selection of apparatus included in the order will assist ShalkiyaZinc save on both CAPEX and OPEX; our new nextSTEP flotation technology will improve the standard of the concentrates, the SAG mill will provide more flexibility, whereas the automation and digital solutions will further allow water and power savings alongside safer operations.”
“After testing and basic design work executed by FLSmidth, we are pleased to enter this new phase of collaboration with the procurement of important technologies to improve the productiveness and sustainability of our plant,” says Assel Rakhimova, chief venture director of Tau-Ken Samruk. “We believe in successful execution and look forward to receiving the ordered gear based on the schedule for set up and to proceed working with FLSmidth on commissioning services and spare elements.”
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