Mining company Kazzinc said on Tuesday that its zinc and lead plants at the Ust‑Kamenogorsk metallurgical complex in eastern Kazakhstan were operating at a reduced capacity after an explosion last week.
Three people were killed and five others injured in the explosion at Kazzinc’s zinc plant in Ust‑Kamenogorsk. The company, Kazakhstan’s largest producer of zinc, lead and precious metals – owned by Glencore – did not disclose how output has been affected.
Kazzinc said clean-up operations at the site and an investigation into the incident were ongoing.
(By Maiya Gordeyeva and Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
