KAZ Minerals is planning to develop a large copper smelter near Aktogay in the Abay Region of Kazakhstan. The project is intended to add domestic copper-processing capacity and reduce the export of KAZ Minerals’ own copper concentrate. The planned annual capacity is approximately 300,000 tonnes of cathode copper. The plant is expected to process copper concentrate from KAZ Minerals’ existing mining and processing operations, including Aktogay and Bozshakol. According to the Government of Kazakhstan, the project is designed to create an integrated industrial cluster combining one of the world’s major copper mining operations with modern copper... Read more