CJSC Armenian Copper Programme reduced blister copper production 9,8% for nine months of 2014 - to 7,312 thsd tons versus 8,103 thsd tons for the same period of 2013, press-secretary of Vallex group of companies, Vahram Avagyan, told Arminfo correspondent.
The processing volume reduced to 34,329 thsd tons of copper concentrate versus 36,075 thsd tons for the same period of 2013.
Avagyan explained falling of the production volumes by decrease of the copper concentrate delivery to the Armenian Copper Programme, and by the fact that different deliveries contain different volume of metal in the copper concentrate.
To recall, in 2012 CJSC Armenian Copper Programme increased blister copper production by 13,5% - up to 10,075 thsd tons versus 8,877 thsd tons in 2011. 100% shares of the CJSC Armenian Copper Programme belong the Russian citizen of the Armenian origin Valeriy Mejlumyan.