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The path of this metal begins in the mines of Central Kazakhstan. It passes through crushers of processing plants, furnaces of a metallurgical plant and an electrolysis shop. How copper is mined at one of the largest metallurgical enterprises in Kazakhstan, says MIR 24 correspondent Vitaly Popov. Watch in this episode of the Made in the Commonwealth program: What is Zhezkazgan rich in and what does its name mean? How long has industrial copper mining been carried out here? How to prepare for descent into the mine and how long does the air supply last? What actions are needed to avoid a collapse of the rock mass? And how are huge stones turned into concentrate? #mir24kazakhstan