STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROJECTS
IMPLEMENTATIONIN THE MINING
FIELD OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
TASHKENT 2012

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
1926 Central Asian branch of the Geological
Committee (now State Committee) has been organized and initiating a comprehensive study of geology and mineral resources in Central Asia.
In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan 27.08.2010g.
№ PP-1396
"On measures to further improve the efficiency of the organization and conduct of exploration," State
Committee defined functions:
- exploration work on the hydro resources;
- exploration work on solid non-metallic minerals;
- exploration works on ferrous metals;
- comprehensive research on geological study areas geological filming work, identifying promising areas of mineral resources.

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Mineral deposits registered in the State Balance of RUz as of
01.01.2012 (number of deposits/ % of total number)
During independence years the
Republic of Uzbekistan has strongly fixed own positions at the global mineral market in many directions
Mineral deposits discovered during the Independence
Period of RUz (number of deposits/ % of total number)
The current status of a mineral base on strategic aspects of metallic minerals, oil and gas, mineral fertilizers, groundwater construction materials as a whole is estimated as satisfactory .

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
LAYOUT OF INVESTMENT DEPOSITS AND
PROSPECTIVE AREAS
16
Iron
1-Tebinbulak
Oil Shale
2-Sangruntau
3-Baysun
Iodine
4-Kruk
5-Bukhara-Karshinsky artesian basin
Manganese
6-Dautash
7-Takhtakaracha
Tungsten
8-Koitash
9-Ingichka
10-Kara-Tyube
11-Yakhton
Celestite
12-Sherabad
Tantalum
13-Mangit
14-Sultansay
Mercury
15-Karasu
Сupper
16-Gava

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
SCHEME disposition of oil shale basins in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Sangruntau
Baisun
Oil shales are widely spread within Central Asian countries on the area more than
100 ths. km2. In Uzbekistan oil shale resources are estimated up to a depth of 600 m and in amount of 47 bln. t.

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Deposit
Author’s shale reserves in natural conditions,
M. t
Baisun
Sangruntau
Aktau
Uchkyr-Kulbeshkak
55,4
180,0
126,0
318,2
Urtabulak
248,4
928,1
Calculated author’s reserves at five deposits (Baisunsky,
Urtabulaksky, Uchkyr-Kulbeshkaksky, Sangruntausky and
Akatausky) amount to about 1 bln. t.

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9
10
13
14
16
4
7
1
3
17
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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Content of elements in oil shale deposits in Uzbekistan
Symbol of shale samples
Baisun Jam Sangruntau
Name of element
Content in the initial sample, g/t (average)
Content in the initial sample, g/t (average)
Content in the initial sample, g/t
(average)
Elements with the content in initial raw mineral higher than clarke (abundance ratio)
Molybdenum 2800 2200 1200
Cadmium
Selenium
Nickel
Vanadium
200
106
2300
2160
80
75
1200
900
160
50
200
800
Cobalt
Copper
Zink
Barium
Aluminum
Manganese
Phosphorus
600
400
480
4000
35000
480
15800
25.0
400
350
9000
39000
920
11300
20.0
100
220
2000
53000
330
3200

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STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Output of finished products of processing of Sangruntau shale organic part
(per 1 t dry shale)
Tar,
56,75 kg
Fuel production
Shale oil,
0,4 barrel
Pyrolysis gases,
50 kg
Aqueous distillate,
34,25 kg Power generation
Electric power,
0,194 megawatthour
Used for producing of combustion gases at burning of semi-coke,
93 kg
Semi-coke ash,
766 kg
Metal recovery

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Тебинбулак Site: Northwest end part of Sultan-Uvais mountains, Karauzyaksky district Karakalpakstan in
8,0 km to the east from Karauzyak railway station.
Infrastructure: at a distance of 1,5 - 2 km to the southeast the transmission line passes and one substation is built. Cross the Karauzyak railway station a water pipe from the Tuyamuyun water reservoir to supply water to Nukus and districts located to the north from it passes. Branch from a waterpipe is in 3-4 km to the south from a deposit.
Distance to highway
А-380 is 5 km.
Deposit
Tebinbulak
Deposit Type Ore mineral composition
Titanomagnetite Linear zones of stringerporphyry mineralization mineralization in gabbropyroxenite solid mass
Values
Ore reserves, mln.t
Fe TiO
2
V
2
O
5
16.0
1.96
0.15
C2 – 452.3
Р1+Р2 – 3 491.5

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Within the framework of joint cooperation development of Tebinbulak deposit along with building of mining and smelting enterprise with a complete cycle including ore extraction and dressing, agglomeration for producing of metallized pellets and agglomerate, heat-resistant steel amounting to 1,0 million tons is proposed.
Extraction
Ore processing
Concentrate generation
Pig-iron production
- in OJSC "Uzmetkombinat"
- deep processing
Steelmaking production
( steel sheets, rails, etc.)
Vanadium *
Approximate annual revenue
* Content is 0,15 %, extraction - 30 %
– 14,7 million tons
– 14 million tons
– 3,5 million tons
– 1,5 million tons
– 0,4 million tons (cost is 350$ х 400 000 = 140 million dollars)
–
1,1 million tons
– 1,0 million tons
(cost is more than 900 million dollars)
– 5,0 thousand tons.
– 1,1 billion dollars
(Cost is 12000$ x 5000 = 60 million dollars *)

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
PROCESS FLOW SCHEME OF ORE BENEFICIATION, PELLETIZING
AND HIGH-ALLOY STEEL OUTPUT
OPEN-PIT
MINE
ORE OUTPUT
14.7 mm tonnes
WET MAGNETIC
SEPARATION
TAILS
ORE BREAKING
Vanadium
(content - 0,15%, extraction - 30%)
5,0 ths..ton
Ironmaking
1,5 mm tonnes DRESSING BY
MAGNETIC
SEPARATION
IRON-VANADIUM
CONCENTRATE
EXTRACTION
CONCENTRATE
DEHYDRATION
«Uzmetkombinat» OJSC
0,4 mm tonnes
(metallised pellet pellet)
Further processing
1,1 mm tonnes
ORE BREAKING
14.0 mm tonnes
Ore processing
UNLOADING TO A
WORKSHOP USING
CONVEYOR
3.5 mm tonnes
Concentrate production
Steelmaking product
1,0 mm tonnes

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ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
GAVA
Namangan
Location : The Gavasay prospective area (220 km2) is located on the southern slopes of the
Kuraminsky ridge on a right bank of the Syrdarya river between its tributaries Gavasay and
Charkasarsay.
Chust
Under signed memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of geological study of the Gava area perspective for revealing of deposits of copper and other metals (including associated components), located in the Namangan area, joint cooperation between Goscomgeology and Rio-Tinto company is being maintained.

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
During 18th session of the Uzbek-British Council devoted to trade and industry, arrangements on preparation of the draft agreement on carrying out of geological study have been reached, according to which in 2012 financing
(about 1,0 million dollar) and commencement of stage-by-stage geological researches on the Gava prospective area are provided. In case of revealing of exploitability of the area for discovery of copper-porphyritic deposit, the parties will discuss continuation of exploration including further mining according to PSA terms.
Now the draft agreement on geological study of Gava prospective area in the Namangan area is under approval, which provides for the following stages:
 2012-2013. (Stage 1) - exploration works on GAVA;
 2014 (Stage 2) - with the positive results of exploration work, approval and signing of the PSA;
 From 2015 (Stage 3) - development of the deposit on PSA terms.

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Uzbekistan has modern mining and processing industry as well as developed infrastructure. Complexity of many deposits and opportunity of extraction of co-elements considerably increase their value, and favorable conditions of investment are the reliable basis for wide attraction of the direct foreign and inner investments.

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