STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES TASHKENT 2012 OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATIONIN THE MINING IMPLEMENTATIONIN.

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCESON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

TASHKENTTASHKENT 2012 2012

OPPORTUNITY FOR THEOPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROJECTSPROJECTS IMPLEMENTATIONIN THE MININGIMPLEMENTATIONIN THE MINING

FIELD OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANFIELD OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN


1926 Central Asian branch of the Geological Committee (now State Committee) has been organized and initiating a comprehensive study of geology and mineral resources in Central Asia.

In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan 27.08.2010g. № PP-1396 "On measures to further improve the efficiency of the organization and conduct of exploration," State Committee defined functions:

- exploration work on the hydro resources;

- exploration work on solid non-metallic minerals;

- exploration works on ferrous metals;

- comprehensive research on geological study areas geological filming work, identifying promising areas of mineral resources.

During independence years the Republic of Uzbekistan has strongly fixed own positions at the global mineral market in many directions

The current status of a mineral base on strategic aspects of metallic minerals, oil and gas, mineral fertilizers, groundwater construction materials as a whole is estimated as satisfactory.


Mineral deposits registered in the State Balance of RUz as of 01.01.2012 (number of deposits/ % of total number)

Mineral deposits discovered during the Independence Period of RUz (number of deposits/ % of total number)


Iron1-Tebinbulak

Oil Shale2-Sangruntau3-Baysun

Iodine4-Kruk5-Bukhara-Karshinsky artesian basin

Manganese6-Dautash7-Takhtakaracha

Tungsten8-Koitash9-Ingichka10-Kara-Tyube11-Yakhton

Celestite12-Sherabad

Tantalum13-Mangit14-Sultansay

Mercury15-Karasu

LAYOUT OF INVESTMENT DEPOSITS AND PROSPECTIVE AREAS

Сupper16-Gava

16

Sangruntau

Baisun

SCHEMEdisposition of oil shale basinsin the Republic of Uzbekistan

Oil shales are widely spread within Central Asian countries on the area more than 100 ths. km2. In Uzbekistan oil shale resources are estimated up to a depth of 600 m and in amount of 47 bln. t.


Reserves of oil shale deposits of Uzbekistan

DepositAuthor’s shale reserves in

natural conditions, M. t

Baisun 55,4

Sangruntau 180,0

Aktau 126,0

Uchkyr-Kulbeshkak 318,2

Urtabulak 248,4

Total 928,1

Calculated author’s reserves at five deposits (Baisunsky, Urtabulaksky, Uchkyr-Kulbeshkaksky, Sangruntausky and Akatausky) amount to about 1 bln. t.


Content of elements in oil shale deposits in Uzbekistan

№№п/п

Symbol of shale samples Baisun Jam Sangruntau

Name of elementContent in the initial sample, g/t (average)

Content in the initial sample, g/t (average)

Content in the initial sample, g/t

(average)

Elements with the content in initial raw mineral higher than clarke (abundance ratio)

1 Molybdenum 2800 2200 1200

3 Cadmium 200 80 160

4 Selenium 106 75 50

7 Nickel 2300 1200 200

8 Vanadium 2160 900 800

9 Cobalt 600 25.0 20.0

10 Copper 400 400 100

13 Zink 480 350 220

14 Barium 4000 9000 2000

16 Aluminum 35000 39000 53000

17 Manganese 480 920 330

18 Phosphorus 15800 11300 3200


Tar, 56,75 kg

Pyrolysis gases, 50 kg

Semi-coke ash, 766 kg

Used for producing of combustion gases

at burning of semi-coke, 93 kg

Aqueous distillate, 34,25 kg

Shale oil,0,4 barrel

Electric power, 0,194 megawatt-

hour

Fuel production

Power generation

Metal recovery

Output of finished products of processing of Sangruntau shale organic part(per 1 t dry shale)

Output of finished products of processing of Sangruntau shale organic part(per 1 t dry shale)


Тебинбулак Site: Northwest end part of Sultan-Uvais mountains, Karauzyaksky district Karakalpakstan in 8,0 km to the east from Karauzyak railway station.

Infrastructure: at a distance of 1,5 - 2 km to the southeast the transmission line passes and one substation is built. Cross the Karauzyak railway station a water pipe from the Tuyamuyun water reservoir to supply water to Nukus and districts located to the north from it passes. Branch from a waterpipe is in 3-4 km to the south from a deposit. Distance to highway А-380 is 5 km.

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ВОДОВОД


Deposit Deposit Type Ore mineral composition Values Ore reserves, mln.t Tebinbulak Titanomagnetite Linear zones of stringer-

porphyry mineralization mineralization in gabbro- pyroxenite solid mass

Fe TiO2 V2O5

16.0 1.96 0.15 C2 – 452.3Р1+Р2 – 3 491.5

Within the framework of joint cooperation development of Tebinbulak deposit along with building of mining and smelting enterprise with a complete cycle including ore extraction and dressing, agglomeration for producing of metallized pellets and agglomerate, heat-resistant steel amounting to 1,0 million tons is proposed.

Extraction – 14,7 million tons

Ore processing – 14 million tons

Concentrate generation – 3,5 million tons Pig-iron production – 1,5 million tons - in OJSC "Uzmetkombinat" – 0,4 million tons (cost is 350$ х 400 000 = 140 million dollars)

- deep processing – 1,1 million tons

Steelmaking production – 1,0 million tons (cost is more than 900 million dollars) (steel sheets, rails, etc.)

Vanadium * – 5,0 thousand tons. (Cost is 12000$ x 5000 = 60 million dollars *)

Approximate annual revenue –1,1 billion dollars

Extraction – 14,7 million tons

Ore processing – 14 million tons

Concentrate generation – 3,5 million tons Pig-iron production – 1,5 million tons - in OJSC "Uzmetkombinat" – 0,4 million tons (cost is 350$ х 400 000 = 140 million dollars)

- deep processing – 1,1 million tons

Steelmaking production – 1,0 million tons (cost is more than 900 million dollars) (steel sheets, rails, etc.)

Vanadium * – 5,0 thousand tons. (Cost is 12000$ x 5000 = 60 million dollars *)

Approximate annual revenue –1,1 billion dollars

* Content is 0,15 %, extraction - 30 %


PROCESS FLOW SCHEME OF ORE BENEFICIATION, PELLETIZING AND HIGH-ALLOY STEEL OUTPUT

14.7 mm tonnes

14.0 mm tonnes

Ore processing

3.5 mm tonnesConcentrate production


TAILS

Ironmaking1,5 mm tonnes

«Uzmetkombinat» OJSC 0,4 mm tonnes

(metallised pellet pellet)

Further processing1,1 mm tonnes

Steelmaking product

1,0 mm tonnes

Vanadium (content - 0,15%, extraction - 30%)

5,0 ths..tonORE BREAKING

OPEN-PIT MINE

ORE OUTPUT

DRESSING BY MAGNETIC

SEPARATION

ORE BREAKING

WET MAGNETIC SEPARATION

IRON-VANADIUM CONCENTRATE

EXTRACTION

CONCENTRATE

DEHYDRATION

UNLOADING TO A WORKSHOP USING

CONVEYOR

Location: The Gavasay prospective area (220 km2) is located on the southern slopes of the Kuraminsky ridge on a right bank of the Syrdarya river between its tributaries Gavasay and Charkasarsay.


Under signed memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of geological study of the Gava area perspective for revealing of deposits of copper and other metals (including associated components), located in the Namangan area, joint cooperation between Goscomgeology and Rio-Tinto company is being maintained.

GAVA

Chust

Namangan


During 18th session of the Uzbek-British Council devoted to trade and industry, arrangements on preparation of the draft agreement on carrying out of geological study have been reached, according to which in 2012 financing (about 1,0 million dollar) and commencement of stage-by-stage geological researches on the Gava prospective area are provided. In case of revealing of exploitability of the area for discovery of copper-porphyritic deposit, the parties will discuss continuation of exploration including further mining according to PSA terms.

Now the draft agreement on geological study of Gava prospective area in the Namangan area is under approval, which provides for the following stages:

2012-2013. (Stage 1) - exploration works on GAVA;2014 (Stage 2) - with the positive results of exploration work, approval

and signing of the PSA;From 2015 (Stage 3) - development of the deposit on PSA terms.


Uzbekistan has modern mining and processing industry as well as developed

infrastructure. Complexity of many deposits and opportunity of extraction of co-elements

considerably increase their value, and favorable conditions of investment are the reliable basis

for wide attraction of the direct foreign and inner investments.

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