Kazakh enterprises are actively adopting AI solutions in their production processes. At the country’s largest gold refinery, which processes up to 50 tonnes of gold annually, AI technologies are used to predict potential equipment failures before they occur. The Astana-based plant says this helps reduce repair costs and prevent production downtime.
«We are currently implementing an AI-based predictive maintenance system. The pilot project was completed at the beginning of this year, and we are now procuring the system for full-scale deployment. We plan to have it fully installed by the end of the year,» said Zekail Tyulyubayev, Chief Technical Officer of Tau-Ken Altyn LLP.
The plant’s production facilities have also been
modernized. Following the installation of new electrolysis cells, the
refinery’s output has doubled. Automation of key electrolysis processes, with
production parameters displayed on a computer in real time, allows operators to
monitor the entire process with minimal intervention.
Electrochemical processes make it possible to achieve a high degree of metal purity. Raw materials are supplied to the plant by more than 40 domestic suppliers and undergo several stages of processing before being transformed into 12-kilogram gold bars.
Aigerim Akimzhanova, correspondent:
Behind me is the final stage of
the production process. This is where gold bars with a purity of 99.99% are
marked and weighed before being placed in special containers and sent to the
National Bank of Kazakhstan to replenish the country’s gold and foreign
exchange reserves.
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