Copper production in Kazakhstan grew by 8.9% in January-October

/IRBIS, Nov.21, 00/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to the Statistics agency of Kazakhstan, that the country's copper production grew by 8.9% in January-October 2000 totaling 325,617 tons. Following are the data of the Statistics agency on production of metals in year 2000. -------------------------------------------------------- Production of non-ferrous January- metals October September October -------------------------------------------------------- Refined copper (tons) 34,107 29,821 325,617 to previous month, % +14.4 -2.5 - to previous year, % +3.3 -4.9 +8.9 -------------------------------------------------------- Zinc (tons) 22,894 22,089 217,706 to previous month, % +3.6 -3.9 - to previous year, % +7.1 +7.1 +5.4 -------------------------------------------------------- Lead (tons) 19,177 15,566 176,107 to previous month, % +23.2 -18.9 - to previous year, % +27.5 +8.7 +37.2 -------------------------------------------------------- Bauxite (th. tons) 356,000 323,900 3,118,800 to previous month, % +9,9 -15,0 - to previous year, % +3,5 -2,2 +2,5 -------------------------------------------------------- Limestone (tons) 104,513 98,980 1,008,651 to previous month, % +5.6 -3.1 - to previous year, % +6.6 +4.4 +5.2 -------------------------------------------------------- Gold affinated (kg) 933 1,010 9,505 to previous month, % -7.6 -12.8 - to previous year, % -4.8 +20.5 +23.1 -------------------------------------------------------- Silver affinated (kg) 67,524 70,786 760,528 to previous month, % -4.6 -14.0 - to previous year, % +17.2 +32.6 +43.9 --------------------------------------------------------