Russian Copper Company has been trying to build up its ore-processing capacity, their press officer says; the growth dynamics can be seen in the fact that the enterprise handled 4 million tons of ore last year, whereas the figures for 2003 only reached the point of 800,000 tons. This year, 5 million tons of ore are expected to be processed due to launching a number of mines in Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk Regions.