Zhezkazgan Copper Smelting Works will be operating at full capacity, according to Kazakhmys Smelting.

The plant will operate 2 ore-smelting furnaces and a sulfur acid shop.

In 2009 due to the decrease of available raw materials the works switched to the operation of only 1 smelting furnace.

But as the copper-containing raw materials volumes will increase because of two processing factories commission, it was decided to resurrect the second furnace. (Ukrainian metal)

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