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Bozshakol Mine

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Bozshakol Mine

Location: 70 km NW from Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan

Address:

RK, Pavlodar region, TortKuduk village, Tort-Kuduk rural district, building No. 13
Ekibastuz
Kazakhstan
141218

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Molybdenum
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotBozshakol is an open pit mine consisting of two pits.

The Bozshakol mine includes two concentrators (sulphide and clay), which continued to perform above design capacity in 2024.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Nova Resources B.V. 100 % Indirect
KAZ Minerals Bozshakol LLC (operator) 100 % Direct
KAZ Minerals Bozshakol LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAZ Minerals, owns and operates the Bozshakol mine.

In 2021, KAZ Minerals Ltd. was wholly acquired by Nova Resources BV.

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Deposit type

  • Porphyry

Summary:

Bozshakol is a porphyry copper deposit, typical of the calc-alkaline I-granite series associated with ancient island arcs common in Kazakhstan.

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

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Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityProductUnits202420232022202120202019201820172016
Copper Payable metal kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe11010210148
Copper Metal in concentrate kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe11510610650
Gold Payable metal koz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe14512811964
Gold Metal in concentrate koz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe15513712768
Silver Payable metal koz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe803666687304
Copper Concentrate kt  ....  Subscribe534490481214

Operational metrics

Metrics2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe35,693 kt30,722 kt34,612 kt28,272 kt7,099 kt
Tonnes processed  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe29,470 kt28,454 kt24,558 kt11,068 kt
Annual processing capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe30 Mt
Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe6.3 Mt6.4 Mt6.4 Mt11.2 Mt5.2 Mt
Total tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe
Stripping ratio  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe0.7

Production Costs

CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
Cash costs Copper USD  ....  Subscribe 1.37 / lb   1.29 / lb   1.21 / lb  
Cash costs Copper USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 0.31 / lb **   0.58 / lb **   0.54 / lb **  
** Net of By-Product.

Mine Financials

Units2023202220212020201920182017
Capital expenditures M USD  ....  Subscribe 92   29   74  
Sustaining costs M USD  ....  Subscribe 55   24   10  
Revenue M USD  ....  Subscribe 851   756   698  
Operating Income M USD  ....  Subscribe 427   361   365  
EBITDA M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 585   520   503  

Personnel

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Workforce

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