Western Mining reports higher annual production of refined copper, lead and zinc
2024-03-18 12:06:15 [Print]
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In 2023, Western Mining produced 60,339 tonnes of lead in concentrate, up by 17% YoY, 120,305 tonnes of zinc in concentrate, up by 7.4% YoY, 131,298 tonnes of copper in concentrate, down by 9% YoY, 3,401 tonnes of molybdenum in concentrate, up by 1 . 9% YoY, 1,425 tonnes of ammonium metavanadate, up by 24 . 5% YoY, and 1 . 19 million tonnes of iron concentrate, down by 34% YoY.
The company reported higher refined production in the year, including 182,974 tonnes of refined copper, 90,925 tonnes of refined lead and 118,752 tonnes of refined zinc, up by 10.53%, 21 . 78% and 37 . 14% respectively from the prior year.
In 2023, the company also produced about 128,000 tonnes of high-purity magnesium hydroxide, up by 33% YoY, and 55,438 tonnes of high-purity magnesium oxide, up by 74% YoY.
. 78 million tonnes, shipped 31 . 14 million tonnes and processed 30 . 09 million tonnes of ores in 2023, completing 98 . 92%, 100 . 31% and 97 . 37% of its respective target, according to the company's annual report.In 2023, Western Mining produced 60,339 tonnes of lead in concentrate, up by 17% YoY, 120,305 tonnes of zinc in concentrate, up by 7.4% YoY, 131,298 tonnes of copper in concentrate, down by 9% YoY, 3,401 tonnes of molybdenum in concentrate, up by 1 . 9% YoY, 1,425 tonnes of ammonium metavanadate, up by 24 . 5% YoY, and 1 . 19 million tonnes of iron concentrate, down by 34% YoY.
The company reported higher refined production in the year, including 182,974 tonnes of refined copper, 90,925 tonnes of refined lead and 118,752 tonnes of refined zinc, up by 10.53%, 21 . 78% and 37 . 14% respectively from the prior year.
In 2023, the company also produced about 128,000 tonnes of high-purity magnesium hydroxide, up by 33% YoY, and 55,438 tonnes of high-purity magnesium oxide, up by 74% YoY.