PODCAST: Inside the Kounrad copper project

Claire Hack presents her second report from Balkhash, Kazakhstan, where she is visiting Central Asia Metals’ $42 million Kounrad copper project. The facility was decommissioned by Kazakhmys in 2005, and CAML is now planning on leaching 10,000 tpy from the waste heaps.

Claire Hack presents her second report from Balkhash, Kazakhstan, where she is visiting Central Asia Metals’ $42 million Kounrad copper project. The facility was decommissioned by Kazakhmys in 2005, and CAML is now planning on leaching 10,000 tpy from the waste heaps.



Date: 28 May 2012

Length: 02:58 

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