West Australian reported that zinc and copper producer Kagara posted 121% jump in zinc production for the June quarter on reduced cash costs of 74 US cents per pound.

Kagara's quarterly zinc production of 15,709 tonnes took its annual production to 40,125 tonnes causing the company to miss its previously stated target of 42,000 tonnes.

June quarter copper production was 5933 tonnes, taking annual production to 22,530 tonnes which was lower than the previously announced target of 23,000 tonnes.

In the June quarter, Kagara started a company wide review of its operations to improve efficiency and set USD 23 million budget for copper and zinc exploration in 2011 to 2012.

(Sourced from the West Australian)