Kazakhmys entered the ten of largest world copper producers - Teck Cominco

/INTERFAX, Vancouver, August 9, 07/ - Corporation Kazakhmys had taken the 10th place in world by copper extraction, informs Bloomberg with reference on data of Teck Cominco. Ninth place in this list takes the Russian "Norilskiy nickel". Teck Cominco had based upon data for year 2006. Table of largest copper producers, prepared by Teck Cominco: ---------------------------------- Company -- ------------------------------ 1 BHP Billiton 2 Codelco 3 Xstrata 4 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 5 Grupo Mexico SAB 6 KGHM Polska Miedz 7 Anglo American 8 Phelps Dodge 9 "Норникель" 10 Kazakhmys ---------------------------------- Kazakhmys - is the largest in Kazakhstan copper producer, in year 2005 had placed its shares on exchange in London from name of registered in Great Britain holding Kazakhmys Plc. Kazakhmys includes four production unions: Zhezkazgan, Balkhashtsvetmet, Vostoktsevtmet, Karagandatsvetmet, and also has oil and gold-extracting subdivisions. [2007-08-09]