TABLE - output of Non-ferrous metals in Kazakhstan within the period of January-February of year 2007

/REUTERS, Almaty, March 14, 07/ - Output of copper in Kazakhstan within the period of January-February of year 2007 grew by 19.5%, compared to the similar period of the previous year, to 65,934 tones, Statistics Agency informed. Issue of non-processed zinc within the same period grew by 1.3% to 62.015 tons, alumina - decreased by 1.9% to 247.119 tons. NON-FERROUS METALS OUTPUT IN KAZAKHSTAN*: ----------------------------------------------------------------- February January 2007 January- 2007 February 2007 -------------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Refined copper (tones) 32.082 33.852 65.934 To the previous month in % -5.2 n/d - To the previous year in % +16.3 n/d +19.5 -------------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Unprocessed sync (tones) 29.503 32.512 62.015 To the previous month in % -9.3 n/d - To the previous year in % +2.0 n/d +1.3 -------------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Plumber (tones) 9.391 9.678 19.069 To the previous month in % -3.0 n/d - To the previous year in % +4.6 n/d +1.1 -------------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Alumina (tones) 117.247 129.872 247.119 To the previous month in % -9.7 n/d - To the previous year in % -3.5 n/d -1.9 -------------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Gold affined (kg) 664 601 1.265 To the previous month in % +10.5 n/d - To the previous year in % -9.5 n/d -5.1 -------------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Silver affined (kg) 53.782 58.092 111.874 To the previous month in % -7.4 n/d - To the previous year in % -10.0 n/d -10.0 -------------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Bauxite (tones) 386.500 406.500 793.000 To the previous month in % -4.9 n/d - To the previous year in % +0.7 n/d +0.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * - Indicators of the volume of the manufacturing production in natural expression are presented on all enterprises, outputting manufacture production, taking into account extra accounts of small enterprises and industrial manufactures at non-industrial enterprises. [2007-03-14]