The Company mines in Ridder and Altay produce lead-bearing ore. Zhairem polymetallic deposit in Karagandy Region is also rich in lead.

The mined ore is treated at three concentrators wherefrom lead-bearing concentrates are sent to Ust-Kamenogorsk Metallurgical Complex. Refined lead as a finished product is the result of smelting and other pyrometallurgical processes.

Product Name:

Refined Lead Grade С1 – С.

Production Site

Lead Plant, Ust-Kamenogorsk Metallurgical Complex

Process Flowsheet

ISASMELT smelting, blast smelting, refining

Production output per year:

150,000 tpa

Application

transformers
Due to its unparalleled conductivity at high temperature, lead is extensively used in the transformer winding.
paints
Lead in the whitewash protects steel structures from corrosion, and bright saturnine red paint is used to paint the ship bottom.
plastic windows
Lead compounds are added to the plastic mass to prevent the mix decomposition.
rhinestone
Lead oxide makes glass products shiny and translucent similar to precious stones.