In order to expand the mineral and resource base of Kazakhmys Corporation in key regions, Kazakhmys Holding LLC has created a new prospecting company – Kazakhmys Barlau LLC. Galym Nurzhanov has been appointed the company CEO. The task of the company is to provide Kazakhmys with new deposits of copper with the combined reserves of…
In January-November the Nurkazgan mine of Kazakhmys extracted 4218 thousand tons of ore, up by 5% from the annual target (4 million tons). As to the iron content in the ore, the annual plan was 39200 tons. But the miners were able to reach 40850 tons, or 104% of the target. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June Kazakhmys produced 123.056 thousand tons of copper cathodes, down by 2% YoY. The copper contents in the ore dropped from 0.94% to 0.93%. In mid-term Kazakhmys intends to increase copper output to 250 thousand tons per year. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2017 Kazakhmys Group of Companies fulfilled its manufacturing plan in advance. In particular the group produced and sold 232943 tons of cathode copper. Copper concentrate output totaled 238.300 tons. The average copper contents in the ore were 0.93%. Despite the shortage of the rolling stock Kazakhstan railroads transported 12 million tons of cargo, including…
Kazakh manufacturers have great and unrealized potential of participation in major construction projects. “For example, ArcelorMittal Temirtau produces some 400 thousand tons of rebars per year that could be used in construction. At the same time we import over 340 thousand tons of rebars. Local rebars could be used in the project of the light…
In January-September Kazakhmys produced 169.4 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 3.7% YoY. Average copper contents in ore were 0.99%, up from 0.95% in January-September 2016 and by 8.1% from the target. Factories processed 21.8 million tons of ore. In 2016 Kazakhmys produced 225.657 thousand tons of ore, up by 2.5% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August Kazakhmys produced 151.2 thousand tons of cathode copper, up by 6% YoY. Average copper contents in the ore totaled 0.96%, which is higher than last year (0.94%) and by 4.2% from the planned. In 8 months the corporation mined 18852.341 thousand tons of ore, factories processed 19 million tons. In 2017 Kazakhmys intends…
In 2018 the Kazakhmys Corporation LLC intends to put the Karashoshak mine into operation. “It was an open-pit copper mine, but now all the mining will be done underground. The ore lies deep, so it’s easier and more efficient to mine it that way”, the company said. The construction of the mine started in 2016.…