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Kazakhstan
Kyzyl (Bakyrchik) Mine

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 Location:
124 km SE from Semey, Kazakhstan

  Address:
Auezov village, Zharma area, East Kazakhstan region
Kazakhstan
070605
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life2050
Kyzyl is a world-class asset.

Bakyrchik will be developed via open-pit mining for more than 15 years and substituted by underground mining that can potentially last more than 20 years.

In 2023, the Company plans to implement a series of innovative debottlenecking projects, which will allow to increase plant throughput and partially compensate for the grade decline.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Polymetal International plc 100 % Indirect
Polymetal International plc holds Kyzyl through its 100% subsidiary Bakyrchik Mining Venture LLC.

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Deposit Type

  • Metamorphic hosted
  • Orogenic


Summary:

The Bakyrchik deposit comprises disseminated gold-bearing sulfide ore minerals formed in a black shale formation, located in the Qalba gold province in Eastern Kazakhstan. The deposit has 280 t (since 2014 of ore estimation) of gold reserve with average 7.7 g/t in a gold containing carbonaceous-sulfide ore formation. The highest amount of gold-bearing sulfide minerals are localized in siltstones with 0.2 0.4% carbon and presence of the carbonates and the total sulfide content of the ore varies from 0.5% to 10%. The studied rock sample was taken from siltstone with high arsenic-bearing sulfide minerals and gold occurs in ultra-fine microscopic forms such as ionic and colloidal, included in arseniccontaining sulfide minerals. The gold-bearing sulfide minerals in the deposit are arsenic pyrite (1.81-4.86 wt% of As) and arsenopyrite.

The sulfide ores of gold deposits in eastern Kazakhstan contain high and low-gold arsenopyrites, formed at different stages of ore deposition. The arsenopyrite has two morphologic varieties such as acicular-prismatic (associating with invisible gold), which forms at the early productive stage of ore deposition, and late tabular arsenopyrite associated with free gold. The gold-bearing arsenic pyrite and arsenopyrite minerals of the Bakyrchik deposit occur in various paragenesis and show different morphology. Morphogenetic forms of arsenic pyrite and arsenopyrite crystals have differences in shape, size and chemical concentrations. There ar ........


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Given the flat-dip and high-grade nature of the deposit, Kyzyl is mined via conventional drill-and-blast, truck-shovel open-pit mining methods for the first 10 years of operation.

Bakyrchik will be developed via open-pit mining for more than 15 years and substituted by underground mining that can potentially last more than 20 years.


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Production:

CommodityProductUnits20222021202020192018
Gold Concentrate kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required56
Gold Payable metal koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required96
Gold Metal in concentrate koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required134
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202220212020201920182017
Annual processing capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2 Mt1.8 Mt1.8 Mt
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,041 kt2,000 kt1,249 kt
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required77.7 Mt67.5 Mt60.9 Mt48.5 Mt
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,004 kt2,000 kt914 kt
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Reserves at January 1, 2023:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 5,790 kt Gold 6 g/t 1,112 koz
Probable 50,440 kt Gold 5.1 g/t 8,216 koz
Proven & Probable 56,230 kt Gold 5.2 g/t 9,329 koz
Measured 100 kt Gold 2.4 g/t 8 koz
Indicated 7,240 kt Gold 4.1 g/t 950 koz
Measured & Indicated 7,340 kt Gold 4.1 g/t 957 koz
Inferred 9,500 kt Gold 4.1 g/t 1,262 koz
Total Resource 16,840 kt Gold 4.1 g/t 2,220 koz

Commodity Production Costs:

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Total cash costs Gold Equivalent USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 554 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold Equivalent USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 829 / oz  
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Financials:

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Capital expenditures M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 54   116  
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 94  
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Heavy Mobile Equipment:
HME TypeModelSizeQuantityRef. Date
Bulldozer ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Jun 15, 2021
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Excavator ....................... Subscription required 6.5 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Jun 15, 2021
Excavator ....................... Subscription required 11 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Jun 15, 2021
Loader (FEL) ....................... Subscription required 11 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Jun 15, 2021
Shovel (rope) 15 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Oct 3, 2019
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 91 t ....................... Subscription required Aug 5, 2019
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 136 t ....................... Subscription required Aug 5, 2019
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 55 t Jun 15, 2021
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Annual Report 2022
Quarterly Report 2022
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Annual Report 2018
Project Description 2018
Quarterly Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
Project Description 2016
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