Uzbekistan has inaugurated a new copper processing plant at the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex, with an annual ore processing capacity of 60 million tonnes.
Located in the eastern part of the country, near the city of Almalyk, the facility is expected to produce up to 900,000 tonnes of copper concentrate, according to official figures presented during the inauguration ceremony attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.