Gold. Deposits in the Kostanay region of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Gold.
Deposits in the Kostanay region of the Republic of Kazakhstan . The deposits are connected to the town of Zhitikara and the railway station
by an asphalt road with a length of 57 km . The design of a 35 kV transmission line is coming to an end.
A feasibility study has been developed, reserves for categories C1 and C2 have been calculated and approved.
The approved reserves of the GKZ as of 02.01.2023 amount to 16 tons, according to the author
's calculation about 50 tons.
The company has received by exclusive right 6 licenses for gold mining for a period of
25 years old. The total mining area is 33 km2
.
The ores of the West Hazret area are poor sulfide with the only useful
component in the form of gold. Gold is in a free state. Extraction of gold into an alloy
The dore of oxidized ores was 94%, of primary 89%.
At the first stage, in 2023-2027, it is planned to build and operate the site
heap leaching. Processing of oxidized ore with the production of 300-500 kg of gold.
The second stage in 2025-2027 is the construction of a ZIF with a capacity of 2 million tons, with
a gold production of 2000 kg.
The company is exempt from the payment of mineral extraction tax for 5 years.