OPERATIONS
Smelting & refining
Refining our resources
As a fully integrated group, we own and manage every step of our smelting and refining operations.
Assets
- Zhezkazgan: smelter, electro refinery and copper rod plant
- Balkhash: smelter, electro refinery and precious metals refinery.
Production
2009 |
2010 |
|
|---|---|---|
Copper cathode production
|
298.5 |
303.3 |
| Zhezkazgan | 105.0 | 117.0 |
| Balkhash |
193.5 |
186.3 |
By products (koz) |
||
| Silver | 16,938 | 14,127 |
| Gold | 181.5 | 169.6 |
Zhezkazgan Region smelter/electro refinery:
- Designed annual capacity: 200 kt of copper cathode
- Copper content (2010): 99.99%.
Zhezkazgan Region copper rod plant:
- Designed annual capacity: 50 kt
- Copper content (2010): 99.99%.
Central Region smelter/electro refinery:
- Designed annual capacity: 210 kt of copper cathode
- Copper content (2010): 99.99%.
Central Region precious metals refinery:
- Designed annual capacity: 322,000 ounces of gold, 21.7 million ounces of silver.