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Kentobe Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Iron Ore Department (Orken LLP) is a complex of four enterprises in Kazakhstan. Main activity – mining, processing and concentration of iron ore and subsequent delivery of finished products, iron ore concentrate, to the main customer – Qarmet JSC.

Kentobe iron ore mine is a part of Orken's LLP Iron Ore Department. It includes a mine, a railway workshop, the crushing and processing plant.

The mineralization at Kentobe consists of magnetite, which is treated after mining in a processing plant located on site.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Qazaqstan Steel Group 100 % Indirect
Orken-Kentobe (operator) 100 % Direct
Kentobe mine is owned and operated by Orken-Kentobe.

Orken-Kentobe is a representative office of Orken LLP, Qarmet’s iron ore division.

Deposit type

  • Skarn

Summary:

The Kentobe deposit is an integral part of Kentobe-Togai ore field, located in the contact zone of the Topar and Kaldyrma complexes’ granitoids, in the north-eastern part of the Kent massif. The deposit is located within the eastern part of the Kentobe-Togai structure, associated with skarns and metasomatites, with intensive occurrences of dyke formations of different ages and ruptured faults. The mineralization at Kentobe is primarily magnetite, with a small component of oxidized ore within the upper horizons. The magnetite mineralization constitutes all the remaining estimated ore reserves of Kentobe mine.

The length of the deposit is 2.5 km. The width of the deposit is 300 m.

The Kentobe mine is located in the Balkhash metallogenic province hosting numerous volcanic, sedimentary and hydrothermal deposits.

The mine deposit is a skarn with massive magnetite ore. This iron ore contains an important amount of sulfides.

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Comminution

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Processing

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Commodity Production

The production 2023 is through the transaction closing date on December 7, 2023.
CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Iron Ore kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe400600400500700
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.

Operational metrics

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Annual ore mining capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.5 Mt2.5 Mt2.5 Mt2.5 Mt
Annual production capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.1 Mt of iron ore concentrate2.1 Mt of iron ore concentrate2.1 Mt of iron ore concentrate2.1 Mt of iron ore concentrate

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

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