IA Vostokredmet
The Industrial Association Eastern Combine for Rare Metals (IA Vostokredmet) is an industrial complex in the western part of the Fergana Valley, Tajikistan. It is the country's first raw materials base, incorporating seven mines and five plants.[1]
Established as a large-scale uranium mining enterprise, its basis were the uranium deposits of Tajikistan, Kyrghyzstan and Uzbekistan.[1] Its predecessor prior to 1992 was the Leninabad Mining and Chemical Combine,[2] which is located in Khodjent, Tajikistan. It includes processing plants and laboratories. It is notable in the field of underground and heap leaching of metals.[3]
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- ^ a b "Radiation legacy of the 20th century: Environmental restoration Proceedings of an International Conference (RADLEG 2000) held in Moscow, Russian Federation, 30 October-2 November 2000 and organized by the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Atomic Energy in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the European Commission and the Russian Academy of Sciences" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 2000. p. 257. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Bley, Dennis C.; Droppo, James G.; Eremenko, Vitaly A. (2003). Risk methodologies for technological legacies. Springer. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-1-4020-1257-0. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Eastern Rare Metals Industrial Combined Works Chkalovsk, Tajikistan". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 22 April 2011.