ARMENIAN COPPER CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION PLUMMETS 45% IN JAN

Interfax
March 2 2009
Russia

Armenia reduced copper concentrate production 45.2% year-on-year in
January to 6,250 tonnes, the National Statistics Service said.

Converter copper production fell 5.6% to 433 tonnes and aluminum foil
was down 22.7% to 1,255 tonnes.

However molybdenum concentrate production rose 16.4% to 732 tonnes
and ferromolybdenum rose 15% to 467 tonnes.