KAZ Minerals Group releases production and sales report for 6 months and the second quarter ended 30 June 2025
2025-09-19 15:25:50 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 19 Sep 25 – KAZ Minerals International DMCC on September 18 provided production and sales report for 6 months and the second quarter ended 30 June 2025.
In H1 2025, KAZ Minerals achieved its highest ever half yearly ore throughput of 50.6 Mt in H1 2025 as the Group continues to focus on maximising operational efficiency.
Copper production in H1 2025 decreased by 4% to 184 kt (H1 2024: 191 kt) due to an expected reduction in the average copper grades processed and temporarily lower recovery rates at Bozshakol due to the complex mineralogy of the ore.
By-product output declined compared with the prior year as mining took place in areas with lower byproduct content.
Copper sales of 176 kt in H1 2025 were 4% below production, as higher volumes of copper concentrate were dispatched for toll processing at the Balkhash smelter. However, in the second quarter, sales volumes of 96 kt exceeded production volumes as the Group was reduced goods in transit.
KAZ Minerals International DMCC ("KAZ Minerals" or "the Group") is a copper company focused on large scale, low cost, open pit mining in Kazakhstan. It operates the Aktogay and Bozshakol open pit copper mines in the Abay and Pavlodar regions of Kazakhstan, three underground mines and associated concentrators in the Abay and East regions of Kazakhstan and the Bozymchak copper-gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. In 2024, KAZ Minerals' total copper production was 380 kt with by-products of 146 koz of gold, 3,728 koz of silver and 43 kt of zinc in concentrate.
The Group's major operations at Aktogay and Bozshakol have delivered industry leading production growth and transformed KAZ Minerals into a company dominated by world class, open pit copper mines.
In H1 2025, KAZ Minerals achieved its highest ever half yearly ore throughput of 50.6 Mt in H1 2025 as the Group continues to focus on maximising operational efficiency.
Copper production in H1 2025 decreased by 4% to 184 kt (H1 2024: 191 kt) due to an expected reduction in the average copper grades processed and temporarily lower recovery rates at Bozshakol due to the complex mineralogy of the ore.
By-product output declined compared with the prior year as mining took place in areas with lower byproduct content.
Copper sales of 176 kt in H1 2025 were 4% below production, as higher volumes of copper concentrate were dispatched for toll processing at the Balkhash smelter. However, in the second quarter, sales volumes of 96 kt exceeded production volumes as the Group was reduced goods in transit.
KAZ Minerals International DMCC ("KAZ Minerals" or "the Group") is a copper company focused on large scale, low cost, open pit mining in Kazakhstan. It operates the Aktogay and Bozshakol open pit copper mines in the Abay and Pavlodar regions of Kazakhstan, three underground mines and associated concentrators in the Abay and East regions of Kazakhstan and the Bozymchak copper-gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. In 2024, KAZ Minerals' total copper production was 380 kt with by-products of 146 koz of gold, 3,728 koz of silver and 43 kt of zinc in concentrate.
The Group's major operations at Aktogay and Bozshakol have delivered industry leading production growth and transformed KAZ Minerals into a company dominated by world class, open pit copper mines.
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