In 2020, the Kazakhmys Group of Companies achieved significant success in the extraction of copper and other valuable metals. According to the results of the year, the Group has fulfilled the production plan for ore extraction by 100.76%. A total of 28 million 655 thousand tons of ore were mined. The average copper content in the mined ore was 1%, with a plan of 0.94%. In total, 31.3 million tons of ore were processed by Kazakhmys processing plants in 2020. Also in 2020 , the Group produced:
- cathode copper – 258.36 thousand tons, exceeding targets by 745 tons, for the same period last year – 245.92 thousand tons, an increase of 12.44 thousand tons (+5.06%);
- gold bullion 5,950 kg, for the same period last year 4,428 kg, an increase of 1,522 kg (+34.4%);
- silver in ingots and granules 262.18 kg, for the same period last year – 223.47 kg, an increase of 38.71 kg (+17.32%).
The Group's revenue from the sale of copper cathode in 2020 amounted to 583.871 million tenge, EBITDA in 2020 amounted to 249.610 million tenge.
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic viability of investing in the equipment, labor, and energy required to extract, refine and transport the materials found at the mine to manufacturers who can use the material.
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