Kazakhmys Holding | Sustainability Performance
One of the world's top-10 copper producers, mining and processing ore in Kazakhstan's Zhezkazgan and Balkhash regions into copper cathodes, copper rod and by-products including zinc, silver and gold.
1992
Kazakhstan
10,001+ employees
Mining & Metals
$1B - 10B in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
Beyond Top 1000
#6
in KazakhstanⓘBeyond Top 100
Sustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissions
Critical
Controversy level
- Kazakhmys Holding's copper smelting and mining operations in central Kazakhstan have caused significant water pollution, with contamination of rivers and groundwater by heavy metals including copper, lead, and arsenic from tailings seepage and smelter process effluent.
