In Kazakhstan copper production grew by 14.5% in January-June of 2000

/IRBIS, July 17, 00/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to the Statistics agency of Kazakhstan, that the country's copper production grew by 14.5% in January-June of 2000 relative to similar period of 1999, at 198,428 bln tons. Following are the data of the Statistics agency on production of metals in year 2000. Production of non-ferrous metals June May January-June ---------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------ Refined copper (tons) 31,885 33,953 198,428 to previous month, % -6.1 +6.0 - to previous year, % +5.5 +10.2 +14.5 Zinc (tons) 21,378 22,011 126,666 to previous month, % -2.9 +7.2 - to previous year, % +5.2 +7.1 +3.6 Lead (tons) 18,429 18,236 102,928 to previous month, % +1.1 +10.8 - to previous year, % +42.5 +51.2 +45.6 Bauxite (th. tons) 357.5 298.7 1 683.8 to previous month, % +19.7 +20.5 - to previous year, % -3.1 +0.6 +2.4 Limestone (tons) 98,933 102,139 600,842 to previous month, % -3.1 +3.3 - to previous year, % +4.6 +4.5 +5.3 Gold affinated (kg) 1,002.0 1,067.0 5,670.0 to previous month, % -6.1 +2.0 - to previous year, % +33.6 +49.0 +35.6 Silver affinated (kg) 86,049.0 88,700.0 458,598.0 to previous month, % -3.0 +21.7 - to previous year, % +56.1 +86.3 +49.4 ---------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------