In January-February Kazakhstan mined 15 thousand tons of lead, up by 8.7% YoY.
Lead concentrate mining grew by 18.7%, to 57.1 thousand tons.
Lead-zinc ores mining dropped by 13.6%, to 844.5 thousand tons.
Raw lead manufacture increased by 11.2%, to 26.4 thousand tons.
In 2018 Kazakhstan exported 126.1 thousand tons of raw lead, up by 1% YoY.
Lead consumption went up by 20%, to 24.2 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)