In January-September KAZ Minerals produced 97.1 thousand tons of copper (in cathodes), up by 66% YoY. In Q3 the company produced 44.5 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 43% QoQ. KAZ Minerals increases output volumes at its Bozshakol and Aktogay works, which will allow it to reach the target of 135-145 thousand tons of…
Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev has suggested the government study offering infrastructure support to the development of copper and gold fields of the Baimskaya area in Russia’s Chukotka Autonomous District, the local government said in a statement. Tycoon Roman Abramovich’s Millhouse won an auction for a 25-year license for the Baimskaya area in 2008 for…
In January-August copper output in Russia dropped by 2.1% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, copper wire output dropped by 22.8%, foil – by 22.2%, but plate, sheet, bars and strips increased by 5.9%, of rods and sections – by 14.6%, all YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia’s copper reserves were over 100 million tons as of 2015 year-end and they are not depleted at all, Minister of Natural Resources Sergey Donskoi said. “Russia is world’s third by copper resources and overcame the level of 100 million tons in 2015, and is sixth by production, supporting near 4-5% of global production”, Donskoi…
In 2016 Ural Mining-Metallurgical Company plans to produce 350 thousand tons of copper, down by 10% YoY. Copper content in ore is dwindling, even though ore mining remains the same – around 24-25 million tons. The company expects the situation to improve in 2020-2021, when new capacities are put into operation and ore mining increases.…
In January-June Russia exported 1.77 million tons of aluminum valued at $2.51 billion, down by 1.2% and by 30.4% YoY respectively. According to the Federal Customs Service, exports to foreign countries dropped by 1.4%, to 1.74 million tons valued at $2.46 billion, down by 30.6%. Copper exports totaled 244.6 thousand tons valued at $1.12 billion,…
KAZ Minerals company reduced the cost of the expected Aktogay copper mine project in Kazakhstan by $100 million to $2.2 billion, the company reported. “The project has benefited from the experience gained at Bozshakol mine project and from the use of local contractors following the 2015 tenge devaluation”, the company’s message said. The lowered budget…