Kazakhstan's mining and processing enterprises produced 4.929 million tonnes of iron ore in March this year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This figure is 32 % higher than last year. Compared to February 2024, the growth was 17,7 %.
Total ore mined in the first quarter of 2024 was 13,139 million tonnes. This figure was significantly higher than in the same period last year and increased by almost 3 million tonnes.
Iron ore sinter production also showed an impressive increase, rising by 31,5% to 499,400 tonnes in March. However, compared to February, the growth was only a slight 9,5 %. In total, 1,431 million tonnes of sinter were produced in Kazakhstan in January - March this year, exceeding the 2023 results by 30,4%.
A similar trend is observed in iron ore pellet production. In March this year, 535,5 thousand tonnes were produced, which is 37% more than last year.
The amount of iron ore concentrate produced in March was 7,09 million tonnes, 4% more than in March last year and 24.3% more than in February 2024. Total iron ore concentrate production in the first quarter of 2024 was 1,786 million tonnes, a slight increase of 0,8% compared to the same period of the previous year.
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