BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
The production volume of iron ores in Kazakhstan has amounted to 26.7 million tons from January through May 2021, which 43.5 percent more than during the same period of 2020, Trend reports with reference to Kazakhstan’s Statistics Committee.
According to the data, iron ores production amounted to 5.7 million tons in May 2021, which is 58.1 percent more than in May 2020.
Production of copper ores increased by 18.2 percent during the reporting months having amounted to 52.4 million tons (10.5 million tons in May 2021, an increase by 30.6 percent compared to the same month in 2020).
Production of zinc and copper ores amounted to 2.6 million tons during the reporting period, which indicates a decrease of 14.7 percent compared to the same period of last year.
The production volume of zinc and copper ores was 506,400 tons in May 2021, which is 10.7 percent less in May 2020.
Production of gold ores amounted to 12.4 million tons over the reporting period, which is 25.6 percent more than during the same period of 2020. The volume of gold ores produced in May 2021 was 2.7 million tons, which is 33.2 percent more than in May 2020.
Production of lead and zinc ores amounted to 3.5 million tons, which is 28.2 percent more than during the same period of 2020 (603,600 tons in May 2021, up by 16.2 percent compared to May 2020).
As reported, the production of manganese ores amounted to 453,000 tons, which is 73.6 percent more than during the same period of 2020 (111,100 tons in May 2021, an increase of 80.9 percent compared to May 2020).
Production of chrome ores amounted to 2.3 million tons, which is 13.9 percent less than during the same period of 2020 (497,000 tons in May 2021, a decrease of 7.6 percent compared to May 2020).
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