As it has become know to Regions.ru Agency, the agreement on cooperation in the field of deposits exploitation in Chelyabinsk region was achieved during the official visit of the Kazakhstan Republic delegation to the city. The head of the delegation was the Minister of Industry and trade of the Republic Adilbek Dzhaxybekov.

The chairman of the board of directors of OJSC Kazakhmys Corporation Vladimir Kim informed that in course of eth recent five years the corporation has invested over $800 mln into deposits exploitation in Kazakhstan. In 2003 it is expected to mine, in particular, 440 thou tons of copper, 600 tons of silver and 2,5 tons of gold.

Kazakhstan party is ready to invest over 4100 mln into copper deposits exploitation in Chelyabinsk region.