Kazzinc
Appearance
Industry | mining |
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Founded | 1997[1] |
Headquarters | Kazakhstan |
Number of employees | 24,000[1] |
Parent | Glencore (69.61%)[1] |
Website | www.kazzinc.com |
Kazzinc (Kazakh: Қазмырыш, romanized: Qazmyrysh, قازمىرىش, pronounced [qɑzməˈɾəɕ]) is a Kazakhstani mining company founded in 1997, when a majority stake was privatised to Swiss commodity trader Glencore.[1] It has 6 mines and several smelters, and produces zinc, lead and copper, and also has interests in gold and silver mining.[1]
Kazzinc sponsors Kazzinc-Torpedo, a Kazakhstani ice hockey team.