President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with construction project of the mining and metallurgical complex on the basis of Tebinbulak deposit in Karauzak district.
The raw material reserve of the field is estimated at 1.1 billion tons. According to preliminary estimates, it is planned to mine 33 million tons of ore per year and get 1.5 million tons of iron from it.
Measures for implementation of this investment project were determined by the resolution of the Head of the state of January 12, 2018.
Mining and metallurgical complex will have an annual production capacity of 900 thousand tons of fittings, 225 thousand tons of wire, 375 thousand tons of corners, channels and other materials. Implementation of the project will contribute to replacement of a significant volume of imports and sustainable development of industry. The complex will provide employment for more than 2 thousand people. It is planned to export 35 percent of products.
DMT-Group Consulting (Germany) and Horst Wiesinger Consulting (Austria) companies were involved in preparation and implementation of the project.
The President talked with specialists of these companies, noted the need for applying advanced scientific achievements in construction of the complex, creation of scientific and practical school in production of iron products.
The Head of the state gave instructions on development of deeply thought-out feasibility study of the project, attracting mainly young people to its implementation.
Source: UzA