Ivanhoe keeps DRC copper mine expansion ahead of schedule
Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant is now expected to begin full operations in Q2 2022.
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Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula concentrator beating design throughput target
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says that after the first phase of concentrator construction, the facility is exceeding designed throughput rates, treating 320,000 tonnes of mineralized material in the…
Kamoa-Kakula achieves commercial production milestone
Africa-focused megaproject developer Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has declared commercial production at the first phase of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, effective from…
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula exports first copper concentrate
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) massive Kamoa-Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun copper concentrate exports to international markets as the metal continues to trade close…
Copper supply gap to emerge in second half of the decade, new report says
After hitting a new record of US$4.88 per lb. on May 10, LME cash copper prices are expected to average US$4.20 per lb. in 2021 and US$3.96 per lb. in…
Canada’s Top Ten miners by market cap
Canada is considered one of the world’s premier mining jurisdictions thanks to its refined financial services industry, skilled workforce and robust regulatory environment. The Toronto Stock Exchange is the world’s…
Mineração Vale Verde completes Serrote copper-gold mine build
Privately held Mineração Vale Verde (MVV) and funding partner Appian Capital Advisory have completed construction of the Serrote copper-gold project in Alagoas, Brazil, ahead of schedule and under budget. At…
TSX up, May 24-28
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.66% to 19,852.18 during the holiday-shortened May 24-28 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index grew 1.58% to 114.11, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals…
DRC concentrate export ban may tighten global copper, cobalt supply
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reinstated an export ban on copper and cobalt concentrates, but will allow mining companies that hold waivers to continue with shipments. The DRC, the…
Biggest copper project in decades begins production
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has begun producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) months ahead of schedule as the metal…
Ivanhoe Mines promises zero emissions at Kamoa-Kakula
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) vowed today to achieve net-zero operational greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) at its Kamoa-Kakula joint-venture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the…
CRU World Copper Conference: Friedland on the new world order
Robert Friedland, the founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) gave a keynote presentation at this year’s virtual CRU World Copper Conference. Filmed from his home…