The research laboratory at the AMMC has existed since the first days of the plant's existence, as it is a link between science and production.

Technological Center for the development and implementation of innovative Technologies (TCDIIT) is an auxiliary subdivision as a workshop in the structure of JSC “Almalyk MMC”.

The TCDIITincludes an experimental enrichment plant, departments for the enrichment of copper-molybdenum ores and secondary products, departments for copper metallurgy, rare metals and pyrohydrometallurgy.

The main tasks of the CLNT are:

• carrying out research work to improve existing and develop new technologies;
• participation in the introduction into production of new promising scientific developments, the development of progressive high-performance equipment and new technological processes;
• provision of technical and technological assistance to the factories and plants of the AMMC in setting up the technology;
• research on the involvement in the processing of technogenic formations and new sources of raw materials.

Back in 1952, for the first time in domestic practice, on a semi-industrial scale, the technology for enrichment of oxidized ores was worked out at an experimental concentration plant (ECP) according to the method of Professor V.Y. Mostovich, thanks to which refractory refractory ores began to be involved in industrial processing at the copper concentrating plant. Further, a huge amount of research work and semi-industrial tests were carried out at the ECP on the enrichment of copper-molybdenum, polymetallic, gold-bearing ores and industrial products of enrichment, which were introduced at the AMMC factories.

ECP is a unique platform for pilot testing. New technologies are tested here; modern equipment; reagents of foreign and local production.

In 2019-2020 OPF successfully tested the scheme and technological regime of ore enrichment from the Yoshlik I deposit for the new MOF-3 processing plant under construction.

The concept for the development of TCDIIT at the ECP will provide for large-scale tests for MOF-4 for the joint processing of sulphide ores from the combined Kalmakyr and Yoshlik I deposits, as well as off-balance ores.

From the day the copper concentrating plant was launched, studies were carried out in the copper-molybdenum ores concentration department to find optimal enrichment modes and schemes, new reagents were tested and introduced: carbamide, aeroflot and others.

At the copper concentrating plant MOF-1, industrial tests of new equipment are carried out in the crushing and grinding departments in order to replace the old, physically worn out and obsolete equipment. New technological schemes of flotation and reagent regimes are being tested.

The department for enrichment of secondary products, located at MOF-2 (formerly SOF), is currently performing work to provide technological assistance to the factory in setting up the technological process, which contributes to the fulfillment of planned indicators; carries out tests for the washing of the ores of the Sary-Cheku deposit planned for processing at MOF-2 for technological mapping, and also participates in the introduction of new equipment and reagents.

At the copper smelting plant, the department of copper metallurgy has carried out and is currently conducting research to ensure stable quality and improve the main technological indicators of the electrolysis of copper and the production of copper sulphate, and is searching for optimal ways to process technogenic formations of copper production.

According to the technology developed by our specialists, palladium is obtained through the efforts of our division. This technology was improved, which made it possible to increase the production of this metal by more than 2 times and improve the quality. The laboratory has developed and successfully implemented an innovative technology for extracting platinum from spent technological solutions.

Acting Head: Abidov Amir Ilgizovich

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