Karabashmed marks its production anniversary with smelting one millionth ton of blister copper.

The official ceremony of commissioning of the Mikheevsky Ore Mining and Processing Plant (Varnensky District, Chelyabinsk Region) – the largest investment project of Russian Copper Company–– took place on December 17.

RCC has signed a 6.5-year contract with Metso for maintenance services at the Mikheevsky deposit (the Chelyabinsk Region).

Russian Copper Company has improved its standing by 7 places in the rating of the largest Russian companies by product sales prepared by the Expert magazine. RCC is now rankedthe 123rd (versus 130th – in 2011).

Russian Copper Company ranks 46th in the Forbes' rating of Russia's top non-public companies.
The companies were ranked by revenue earned in 2011.

The official ceremony of laying the foundation of the Mikheevsky Ore Mining and Processing Plant took place on May 29.  The event was attended by Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevich and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Russian Copper Company Igor Altushkin.