Russian Copper Company and the authorities of Aktyubinsk region have signed a memorandum of investment cooperation development, in particular copper-zinc ores prospecting and RMK enterprises capacity increasing.
RMK has been present in Kazakhstan since 2004 and has already invested $868 million in the republic,
At present the local division of RMK employs some 1.7 thousand people. Annual payment to the regional budget amounts to $1 million.
RMK’s key asset in the region is Aktyubinsk Copper Company. It’s capable of processing 5 million tons of copper-zinc ore per year and producing 60 thousand tons of copper concentrate and 45 thousand tons of zinc concentrate. (Ukrainian metal)