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'''Aktogay Mine''' is a copper mine under production in the [[Karaganda Region]] ( ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: Қарағанды облысы, Qarağandı oblısı) of [[Kazakhstan]]. It is an "open-pit" type quarry currently under development. It will contain an open pit, as well as a concentrator to produce copper cathodes, although [[molybdenum]] is also expected to be extracted as well. The site contains a large copper deposit, as well as a molybdenum-rich sulfide deposit. It is expected to contain around 123 million tonnes of copper, as well as another 2.063 billion tons of sulfide-molybdenum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/aktogay-copper-mine/|title=Aktogay Copper Mine Development in Kazakhstan|website=Mining Technology|access-date=2016-03-26}}</ref> The projected cost to build it is somewhere around $2.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kazminerals.com/en/operations/aktogay|title=KAZ Minerals PLC - Our business - Aktogay|website=www.kazminerals.com|access-date=2016-03-26}}</ref>

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