Belogorskoe / Charsky ultramafic belt
Mining of nickel, cobalt

The area is 25 km away. from the town of Shar, where a number of well-known gold and chromium deposits are located. Common geological allotment area 396 sq. km. The ores are shallow, starting from the surface, 80% of the ore occurs to a depth of 50m. The main nickel ore is the nontronite zones. The average Ni content is 1.42%, the average Co content is 0.034% - 0.070%. Nickel-cobalt ore processing technology: pyrohydrometallurgy with a recovery factor of up to Ni 85% (KazDDG) and an estimated production cost of up to $ 9.

Strategic plan: Investments in technology research, mobile launcher, production or strategic investor / share sale.