In 2016 Kazakhmys Corporation produced 225.657 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 2.5% YoY, or by 5.4 thousand tons.
The average copper contents in ore totaled 0.95%, up by 1.1% YoY.
In 2016 Kazakhmys factories processed 29.8 million tons of ore.
This year the corporation intends to produce 232.6 thousand tons of copper cathodes.
“In late 2016 the metal market showed a positive dynamics. We hope this year it continues its growth trend”, the Kazakhmys chairman Bakhtiyar Krykpyshev noted. (Ukrainian metal)