Investment Projects

Development of Nurbay, Besshocky and Sarybulak copper ore deposits

Further expansion is possible for the processing of sulphide ores.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 43 845
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 54 884
IRR, % 40,1%
EBITDA yield, % 51%
Payback period, years 4,5
Discounted payback period, years - - 5,2

Construction of a plant for processing non-ferrous scrap

The Company plans to export 100% of the output to Turkey.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 6 890
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 6 065
IRR, % 29,8%;
EBITDA yield, %
Payback period, years 5,55
Discounted payback period, years - - 8,34

Production and processing of nickel and cobalt ore at the Kempirsai group of fields

The Company is planning to export 100% of its product to China.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 277 000
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 31 425
IRR, % 18,6%
EBITDA yield, %
Payback period, years 6,7
Discounted payback period, years - - 11,6

Development of the Alaigyr lead-silver deposit

The implementation of this Project will allow the development of a technologically advanced sub-sector of non-ferrous metallurgy and will contribute to the substitution of imports of polymetallic ore processed products.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 177 962
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 49 002
IRR, % 19,9%
EBITDA yield, % 43%
Payback period, years 7,3
Discounted payback period, years - - 12,5

Development of the deposit of polymetallic ores "Alashpay"

The company intends to send up to 100% of its products for export, mainly to China, Russia and Uzbekistan.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 17 000
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 36 577
IRR, % Срок о
EBITDA yield, %
Payback period, years 4,99
Discounted payback period, years - - 5,61

Extraction and processing of rare earth metals of the Kundybai deposit

The project provides for the development of the Kundybai deposit of rare earth elements.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 1 439
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 16 100
IRR, % 28,4%
EBITDA yield, %
Payback period, years 6,7
Discounted payback period, years - -

Construction of a hydrometallurgical plant for the production of cathode nickel and cobalt

The project provides for the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant for the production of cathode nickel and cobalt on the basis of the large Belogorskoye deposit.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 99 935
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 53 773
IRR, % 28,0%
EBITDA yield, %
Payback period, years 5,0
Discounted payback period, years - -

Modernization of the Irtysh Chemical and Metallurgical Plant

Within the framework of the Project, it is planned to modernize the Irtysh Chemical and Metallurgical Plant in order to expand the production of products from rare metals.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 205 177
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 79 102
IRR, % 19,7%
EBITDA yield, %
Payback period, years 9,08
Discounted payback period, years - -

Development of the Aksoran deposit

Within the framework of the Project, it is planned to build a mining and processing plant (MPC) on the basis of Aksoran, the largest molybdenum-tungsten ore deposit in Kazakhstan, for the production of tungsten in scheelite concentrate and molybdenum in middling products.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 117 868
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 112 177
IRR, % 29,4%
EBITDA yield, %
Payback period, years 5,6
Discounted payback period, years - -

Hydrometallurgical plant for the production of copper from the dumps of deposits

Processing of copper-containing TMOS (dumps) The Sayak group of deposits by acid leaching "in situ", as well as at the liquid extraction and electrolysis plant (SX-EW) for the production of commercial cathode copper.

Indicator Results
Investment amount, thousand US dollars 58 401
NPV of the Project thousand, US dollars 32 229
IRR, % 32,6%
EBITDA yield, % 34%
Payback period, years 4,16
Discounted payback period, years - - 4,75