Uzbekistan is seeking collaboration with South Korean firm Sebine Technology to revive a project focused on extracting aluminum and alumina from kaolin ore sources in the Tashkent region.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Mining and Geological Industry, representatives from Sebine Technology conducted a visit to assess the properties of kaolin raw materials sourced from the Angren coal deposit in the Tashkent region, in partnership with "Uzbekkumir" subsidiaries.
During their discussions, officials from "Uzbekkumir" and Sebine Technology reached an agreement to explore various initiatives related to aluminum and alumina extraction from Angren's kaolin deposits.
At present, Uzbekistan lacks primary aluminum production. Globally, alumina production primarily relies on bauxite (aluminum ore), which can only be imported from regions such as Africa, South America, and Australia. In the early 2000s, "Uzbekugol" collaborated with the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences to develop technical regulations and establish an experimental alumina-cement production line, utilizing secondary kaolin sourced from the Angren deposit.
In 2008, the All-Russian Institute of Aluminum and Magnesium and "Uzbekkumir" inked a memorandum for joint development, aiming to create pre-project documentation for a production facility with a capacity of up to 500,000 tons of alumina. However, during the project's preparation phase, both parties encountered challenges in achieving the initially projected commercial efficiency.
Experts estimate that the explored and approved reserves of kaolin clays at the Angren deposit amount to a substantial 900mn tons, with approximately 450mn tons deemed suitable as raw materials for alumina and aluminum production.
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