September 06, 2008

Chelyabinsk lifts refined zinc production

Metals Insider reported that Russia’s Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant produced 122,676 tonnes of SHG zinc and zinc based alloys in the January to September 2007 period, representing an 11.3%YoY increase.

Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant mining subsidiary Nova Zinc which operates the Akzhal zinc and lead mine in Kazakhstan saw mined zinc fall by 3.6% to 23,365 tonnes as a result of lower grades which were only partly offset by higher throughput.