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Sodium sulfate deposit
Industry:
Mining
Stage:
Greenfield
Location:
Zhambyl region (Moiynkum district)
2
US$ million
Investments needed
IRR
55%
4
US$ million
NPV
Years
Payback period
3
Key Highlights
1
Main minerals of the deposit are thenardite (dehydrated sodium sulfate, Na2SO4) and halite (technical salt, NaCl). Both minerals are marketable and processing technology is simple. Purified sodium sulfate is obtained from thenardite by washing, crushing, complete dissolution and evaporation with subsequent hydro-classification of the finished product in accordance with the technology
2
The owners of the company are Kazakh professionals with extensive experience in Mining and Petroleum industry. At the moment the company holds an exploration license (No. 1211-EL dd. 15 February 2021; The license term is 6 years - till 2027) and land allotment for the license area
3
The favorability of the Project is strengthened by the fact that sodium sulfate is not currently being produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan, however, extensively used in production of glass, textile and paper, non-ferrous metallurgy, chemical, oil & gas, construction and medical industries
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