STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATIONIN
THE MINING FIELD OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
TASHKENT 2012
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
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.
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Mineral deposits registered in the State Balance
of RUz as of 01.01.2012 (number of deposits/ of
total number)
During independence years the Republic of
Uzbekistan has strongly fixed own positions at
the global mineral market in many directions
Mineral deposits discovered during the
Independence Period of RUz (number of deposits/
of total number)
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.
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
LAYOUT OF INVESTMENT DEPOSITS AND PROSPECTIVE
AREAS
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Iron 1-Tebinbulak
Tungsten 8-Koitash 9-Ingichka 10-Kara-Tyube 11-Yak
hton
Oil Shale 2-Sangruntau 3-Baysun
Celestite 12-Sherabad
Iodine 4-Kruk 5-Bukhara-Karshinsky artesian basin
Tantalum 13-Mangit 14-Sultansay
Manganese 6-Dautash 7-Takhtakaracha
Mercury 15-Karasu
?upper 16-Gava
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UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Reserves of oil shale deposits of Uzbekistan
Deposit Authors 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 authors reserves at five deposits
(Baisunsky, Urtabulaksky, Uchkyr-Kulbeshkaksky,
Sangruntausky and Akatausky) amount to about 1
bln. t.
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Content of elements in oil shale deposits in
Uzbekistan
?? ?/? Symbol of shale samples Baisun Jam Sangruntau
?? ?/? Name of element Content 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) Elements with the content in initial raw mineral higher than clarke (abundance ratio) Elements with the content in initial raw mineral higher than clarke (abundance ratio) 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
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UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Output of finished products of processing of
Sangruntau shale organic part (per 1 t dry shale)
Fuel production
Tar, 56,75 kg
Shale oil, 0,4 barrel
Initial shale
Pyrolysis gases, 50 kg
Electric power, 0,194 megawatt-hour
Power generation
Aqueous distillate, 34,25 kg
Used for producing of combustion gases at burning
of semi-coke, 93 kg
Metal recovery
Semi-coke ash, 766 kg
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UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
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
?-380 is 5 km.
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Deposit Deposit Type Ore mineral composition Values Values Values Ore reserves, mln.t
Tebinbulak Titanomagnetite Linear zones of stringer-porphyry mineralization mineralization in gabbro- pyroxenite solid mass Fe TiO2 V2O5 Ore reserves, mln.t
Tebinbulak Titanomagnetite Linear zones of stringer-porphyry mineralization mineralization in gabbro- pyroxenite solid mass 16.0 1.96 0.15 C2 452.3 ?1?2 3 491.5
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
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 ? 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
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
PROCESS FLOW SCHEME OF ORE BENEFICIATION,
PELLETIZING AND HIGH-ALLOY STEEL OUTPUT
OPEN-PIT MINE ORE OUTPUT
TAILS
WET MAGNETIC SEPARATION
14.7 mm tonnes
Vanadium (content - 0,15, extraction - 30) 5,0
ths..ton
ORE BREAKING
Ironmaking 1,5 mm tonnes
DRESSING BY MAGNETIC SEPARATION
Further processing 1,1 mm tonnes
Uzmetkombinat OJSC 0,4 mm tonnes (metallised
pellet pellet)
ORE BREAKING
14.0 mm tonnes
Steelmaking product 1,0 mm tonnes
3.5 mm tonnes
Ore processing
Concentrate production
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
UZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
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.

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

• 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.

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