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The Caspian Information Centre |
 | | Kazakhmys, which produces more than 90 percent of Kazakhstan's copper and is among the world's top 10, also said it would bid for Russia's giant Udokan copper field, but was ready to offer no more than $100 million for the license. |
 | | Kazakhmys, headquartered in Dzhezkazgan in central Kazakhstan, said it plans to produce 425,000 tons of refined copper this year and next, compared to an earlier target of 418,000 tons set for 2004. |
 | | Kazakhmys, which opened the 100,000-ton-per-year Balkhash zinc smelter last year, said it also planned to produce 70,000 tons of refined zinc this year and 90,000 tons in 2005. |
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