Kazzinc
Encyclopedia
Kazzinc is a Kazakhstan
i mining company founded in 1997, when a majority stake was privatised to Swiss commodity trader Glencore
. It has 6 mines and several smelters, and produces zinc
, lead
and copper
, and also has interests in gold and silver mining.
Kazzinc sponsors Kazzinc-Torpedo, a Kazakhstani ice hockey team.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i mining company founded in 1997, when a majority stake was privatised to Swiss commodity trader Glencore
Glencore
Glencore International plc is a multinational mining and commodities trading company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland and with its registered office in Saint Helier, Jersey...
. It has 6 mines and several smelters, and produces zinc
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
, lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
and copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
, and also has interests in gold and silver mining.
Kazzinc sponsors Kazzinc-Torpedo, a Kazakhstani ice hockey team.