Kazakhstan: Kazakhmys output up in Q1 2022

In January-March, Kazakhmys extracted 7.915 million tons of ore, up from 7.09 million tons last year. Average copper content in ore was 0.94%, as opposed to 0.88% of target and 0.98% last year. Factories processed 7.651 million tons of ore, up from 7.481 million tons. Manufacture of copper in concentrate totaled 62.943 thousand tons (61.32…

Ukraine: EMSS shelled by Russian troops

On April 14, Energomashspetsstal in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region was shelled by Russian troops. According to the company ex-CEO Maksim Yefimov, the rocket hit a shop, which was technically important for the manufacture. “The number of victims and the volume of damages are still unknown. There were no military there. The Russians are simply destroying Ukraine’s…