Kazakhstan copper production icnreased 6.1% in January-September 2001

/IRBIS, Oct 16, 01/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan, that Kazakhstan copper production grew by 6.1% in January-September 2001, at 273,076 tons relative to similar period of last year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Production of non-ferrous January- metals September August September -------------------------------- --------- ------- --------- Refined copper (tons) 36,188 34,477 309,264 to previous month, % +5.0 +4.3 - to previous year, % +21.4 +12.7 +6.1 -------------------------------- --------- ------- --------- Zinc (tons) 23,731 22,668 203,922 to previous month, % +4.7 -1.8 - to previous year, % +7.4 -1.3 +4.7 -------------------------------- --------- ------- --------- Lead (tons) 12,905 10,701 102,754 to previous month, % +20.6 -9.3 - to previous year, % +1.3 -28.0 -18.4 -------------------------------- --------- ------- --------- Bauxite (tons) 336,300 346,200 2,661,000 to previous month, % -2.9 +38.1 - to previous year, % +3.8 -9.2 -3.7 -------------------------------- --------- ------- --------- Alumina (tons) 111,875 106,210 905,454 to previous month, % +5.3 +15.3 - to previous year, % +13.0 +4.0 +0.1 -------------------------------- --------- ------- --------- Refined gold (kilograms) 1,515 1,827 11,879 to previous month, % -17.1 +26.9 - to previous year, % +50.0 +101.2 +38.5 -------------------------------- --------- ------- --------- Refined silver (kilograms) 83,710 75,624 701,550 to previous month, % +10.7 -2.0 - to previous year, % +18.3 -7.9 +1.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------