Buchim Mine – Solway Group
Buchim is an open pit mine that produces clean flotation concentrate containing copper, gold, and silver. It processes over 4.5 million tons of ore per year. Over 40,000 tons of the copper concentrate containing gold and silver are produced per year. In 2012, Solway built a small SXEW plant to process the oxidized portions of that mineralization and extract the copper from waste dumps that remained from previous decades of Buchim’s history. Today, the SXEW plant has a capacity of over 2,000 tons of 99.99% cathode copper per year. The new operation makes a significant contribution to the profitability of the mine. It also reduces the mine’s impact on the environment.
Visit program
08:30 – 10:30 Departure by coach from Aleksandar Palace Hotel, Skopje
10:30 – 11:00 Arrival to Buchim and a short presentation about the company by Mr. Nikolajco Nikolov, Deputy General Manager, Bucim
11:00 – 13:00 Visit of the open-pit mining, flotation, and leaching units.
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch at the factory restaurant. Q&As
15:00 – 17:00 Coach transfer back to Aleksandar Palace Hotel, Skopje
Buchim provides:
– Health and Safety instructions on arrival
– Protective helmet and vest for all the visitors
– Translator from English to Macedonian and vice versa
– Visitors should wear shoes and clothing suitable for walking on concrete and metal floors