{"id":1181581,"date":"2020-04-30T04:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?guid=982825b9e565e725b8f9ac5d943ae6a5"},"modified":"2020-04-30T07:15:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T12:15:27","slug":"kaz-minerals-lowers-2020-capex-as-virus-restrictions-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1181581","title":{"rendered":"Kaz Minerals lowers 2020 capex as virus restrictions bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Copper miner Kaz Minerals on Thursday announced that it would spend between $50-million and $100-million less this year on its Aktogay expansion project, as Covid-19 restrictions in Kazakhstan and elsewhere are negatively impacting on supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>Restrictions are also reducing the availability of local contractors and preventing vendor representatives from entering the country to support equipment installations.<\/p>\n<p>Capital expenditure for 2020 is now forecast to be $300-million to $350-million, rather than the previous guidance of $400-million. 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