en.Wedoany.com Reported - At the border of Pavlodar and Karaganda regions in Kazakhstan, the hydrometallurgical plant of Fonet Er-Tai Mining LLP has recently been launched. Pavlodar Region Governor Asain Baikhanov attended the launch ceremony of the hydrometallurgical plant. The hydrometallurgical plant is located in the village of Margulan near Ekibastuz, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan, with a project cost exceeding 11 billion tenge.
The Fonet Er-Tai Mining hydrometallurgical plant will process local copper ore, with a designed annual production capacity of 5,000 tonnes of high-quality copper cathode. Copper cathode is a metal of strategic importance for the energy, infrastructure, and high-tech industries. The hydrometallurgical plant adopts the leaching-solvent extraction-electrowinning hydrometallurgical process, which can extract metallic copper from low-grade copper ore. Once operational, the plant will create over 300 jobs, ensuring stable employment for hundreds of families and improving their well-being.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan, the non-ferrous metals industry in Kazakhstan plans to launch 8 new projects in 2026, with a total investment of approximately 80.1 billion tenge. Upon reaching full capacity, these projects are expected to create over 1,500 permanent jobs. Key production directions for commissioning this year cover areas such as copper cathode, copper wire, copper cable, aluminum powder, and unalloyed aluminum rod. In Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan, the Fonet Er-Tai Mining hydrometallurgical plant is one of the copper cathode production projects to be implemented within the year, with its raw materials sourced from copper ore from the Kozhanchad ore cluster.
Asain Baikhanov noted: "This hydrometallurgical plant will become a powerful driving force for the development of the processing industry in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan." Asain Baikhanov stated that creating over 300 jobs will ensure stable employment for hundreds of families and improve their well-being.
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