BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 5. A subsidiary of Kazakhstan National Atomic Company (Kazatomprom), Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC, has received a license for the exploration of solid minerals at the Verkhny Irgiz deposit in the Aktobe region, Kazakhstan, Trend reports via the company.
According to the company, in order to assess and confirm the reserves and resources of rare metals (tantalum, niobium, and beryllium), the company will conduct a geological exploration of the subsoil at the site.
The project will allow Kazatomprom to provide the existing production with mineral resource base, reduce the cost of finished products, increase economic efficiency, and create new jobs.
National Atomic Company has extensive experience and possesses modern technologies for obtaining high-purity rare and rare-earth metals.
Ulba Metallurgical Plant, on the other hand, is a unique enterprise in Kazakhstan and one of the world's recognized producers of uranium, beryllium, tantalum, and niobium products. The plant is the only one in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and is one of the largest enterprises in the world with a full production cycle from processing tantalum, niobium and beryllium to the production of high-quality finished products.
Kazatomprom adopted a program of scientific and technological development in the field of high-purity rare and rare-earth metals for 2022-2029 in order to create new types of products, improve technologies for the associated extraction of useful valuable components at enterprises, and organize knowledge-intensive industries.
The document provides for measures to expand the raw material base, develop and introduce new technologies, develop scientific research and innovative developments, as well as create a system for training highly qualified personnel.