NİĞDE TEPEKÖY ZINC, LEAD, PYRITE FLOTATION PLANT

In 2020, a pilot flotation plant with a capacity of 125,000 tonnes/year was established next to the enrichment plant in Tepeköy to process the complex ore (lead, zinc and pyrite) mined from the sulfide zone. The pilot flotation plant, which has a daily processing capacity of 400 tonnes, produces lead, zinc and pyrite concentrates. Average Pb+Zn head grade is 5-5.5%, and average Au grade in the pyrite is 3-3.5 gr/tonnes.

The facility produced approximately 125,000 tonnes of sulfide ore as part of the preparation and production efforts that started in late 2020. The facility is projected to process 150,000 tonnes of sulfide ore in 2021.