Bozymchak | |
State/Province: | Jalal-Abad Region |
Country: | Kyrgyzstan |
Owner: | KAZ Minerals |
Acquisition Year: | 2007[1] |
Products: | Copper |
Opening Year: | commissioning commenced in 2014 |
Bozymchak is an open-pit copper mine and concentrator in Ala-Bukinsky region, Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan; it also contains gold by-product. It is being developed by KAZ Minerals. The project commenced commissioning in 2014.[2] [3]
In 2014, 426 kt of ore was mined at Bozymchak mine with an average copper grade of 1%.[2] Bozymchak is expected to have an average annual output of 6 kt of copper cathode and 28 koz of gold bar over the 18 years of operational life.[2] [3]