Azerbaijan: AzerGold company holds open tender

AzerGold CJSC held an open tender for stripping, mining and transportation of rocks at the Chovdar ore processing site from the Chovdar field within the sulfide phase of development. The tender was also held for grinding oxide rocks from the Aghyokhush, Mereh and Chovdar fields. AzerGold CJSC signed a contract worth 72.9 million manats ($42.8…

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…