Kazakhstan ups gold production
Kazakhstan increased gold production by 6.9 percent in
January-June 2014 compared to the same period of 2013,
Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with reference to the Kazakh Statistics
Agency.
The country produced 22.592 tonnes of raw, semi-finished gold and
gold in powder during the reporting period.
Refined gold production hit 12.672 tonnes (12.4 percent increase)
in the first half of 2014.
Meanwhile raw, semi-finished silver, and silver in power production
decreased by 9.2 percent to 446.3 tonnes. Refined silver production
amounted to 443.1 tonnes (9.3 percent decrease) in this period.
Refined, raw and unalloyed copper production in January-April
decreased by 30.1 percent to 131,400 tonnes, raw zinc production
increased by 2.6 percent to 161,300 tonnes, raw lead production
increased by 40.4 percent to 61,700 tonnes.