14th Aug 2009 15:00
14 August 2009
NOTICE OF HALF-YEARLY RESULTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2009
Kazakhmys PLC will announce its half-yearly results for the period ended 30 June 2009 on Thursday 27 August 2009 at 7.00am London time.
A presentation for analysts will be held in the Presentation Suite at JPMorgan, 10 Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7RF at 8.45am London time.
For further information please contact:
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Kazakhmys PLC |
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John Smelt |
Head of Corporate Communications |
Tel: +44 20 7901 7882 Tel: +44 78 7964 2675 |
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Irene Burton |
Financial Analyst |
Tel: +44 20 7901 7814 |
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Zulfira Mukhamediyarova |
Senior Manager - Media Relations |
Tel: +77 27 266 317 |
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Merlin |
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David Simonson |
Tel: +44 20 7653 6620 |
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Tom Randell |
Tel: +44 20 7653 6620 |
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Leonid Fink |
Tel: +44 20 7653 6620 |
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Notes to Editors
Kazakhmys PLC is a leading international natural resources group, listed in the UK and Kazakhstan, with significant interests in copper, gold, zinc, silver, power generation and petroleum.
It is the largest copper producer in Kazakhstan and one of the top ten worldwide with 20 mines, 10 concentrators and 2 smelters. Kazakhmys copper operations are fully integrated from mining ore through to the production of finished copper cathode and rod. Total copper cathode produced in 2008 from own ore was 343 thousand tonnes. Production is backed by a captive power supply and significant rail infrastructure. Kazakhmys also owns MKM, an upstream copper products fabrication company in Germany, which produces a range of pre- and semi-finished copper and copper alloy products.
Kazakhmys Copper produces significant volumes of other metals, including zinc, silver and gold. In 2008, it produced 48 thousand tonnes of zinc metal and 137 thousand tonnes of zinc concentrate. Kazakhmys is the fourth largest silver producer in the world (17 million ounces produced in 2008).
Kazakhmys Gold, which acquired Eurasia Gold Inc in July 2007, includes substantial new development and exploration opportunities. The Group produced 179 thousand ounces of gold in 2008 and has measured and indicated resources of 2.3 million ounces.
Kazakhmys Power owns the recently acquired coal fired Ekibastuz GRES-1 plant, the largest in Kazakhstan with a nameplate capacity of 4,000 MW. In addition, it owns the Maikuben open cast coal mine, supplying around 20% of the power plant's fuel requirements producing over 3.6 million tonnes of coal in 2008.
Kazakhmys Petroleum owns the East Akzhar exploration block, with an area of 602km², located on the eastern fringe of the Caspian depression.
The Group is part of the FTSE-100 index of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and is also listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). It had revenues of $5.2 billion in 2008 with EBITDA of $2.0 billion. The Group employs some 67,000 people, principally in Kazakhstan. The Group's strategic aim is to diversify and participate in the development of the significant natural resource opportunities in Central Asia.
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