4 The Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC is the world s richest country in terms of resources holding vast reserves of cobalt copper and lithium 5 which the State Department estimates at $24 trillion in mineral wealth 6 It accounts for approximately 50% of the world s known cobalt reserves 7 and supplies around 70% of the global cobalt demand cementing its
Our mining operations in DR Congo are located in the Copper belt of the great lakes rift valley Haut Katanga province which includes open pit mines concentrators a leach plant and a smelter Harcros Mines operates multiple mining sites across the DRC Copper Belt These sites encompass exploration open pit mining underground mining and
Ivanhoe Mines TSX IVN saw its Kamoa Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC hit a new production record in the first quarter of this year with 55 602 tonnes in
development Near mine and mine district exploration is underway in target areas around Kinsevere with the view to expand and extend operations Facts 2014 production as at 31 December 2014 69 624 tonnes of copper cathode Location Approximately 35 kilometres from Lubumbashi Katanga Province DRC Mining method Open pit mining
I n 2013 for the very first time the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC overtook Zambia to become Africa s leading copper producer with an output of 925 000 tonnes This is an extraordinary accomplishment given that barely 10 years earlier the country was producing a mere 70 000 tonnes annually As the graph shows the DRC came off a low base
Trafigura noted that the deal will create a new supply of copper cathode and high grade cobalt hydroxide amid surging global demand for both With commissioning planned for the third quarter of 2023 the Mutoshi mine is expected to be one of the largest cobalt and copper mines in the DRC
In multiple mining zones a probable mineral reserve of approximately grading at % copper was defined to support a 6Mtpa production over 26 year mine life Kamoa copper mine development phases The Kamoa copper project will follow a two staged development approach
Kitoko is Ivanhoe s fifth high grade sedimentary copper discovery in the DRC Mineralogical characteristics of Kitoko are most similar to those of the tier one Kakula copper orebody Discovery zone traced over a kilometre strike and open in all directions Expanded drilling program continues around Kitoko and other Western Foreland targets
the Congo Ownership 100% MMG Mine Open pit Tshifufia Tshifufiamashi and Kinsevere Hill Throughput Mtpa mine crush grind float solvent extraction electrowinning Product Copper cathode Mine Life 2023 As holder of a mining exploitation licence we pay to the DRC public treasury
Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining Group each own % of the project The DRC government holds a 20% interest while Crystal River Global owns % The Kakula mine is expected to have an initial mining rate of million tonnes per annum Mtpa The rate is planned to be increased to in the third quarter of 2022
5 Rejoindre Kamoa Copper en juillet 2023 en tant que surintendant en charge des douanes et de la gestion des risques au sein du dpartement de la logistique sortante a t une tape passionnante dans ma carrière Avec une passion pour la logistique et des annes d exprience dans les oprations d exportation je supervise l ensemble
Chambre des Mines 2015 DRC Annual Report 3 EDITORIAL The year 2015 was marked by a fall in prices for metals and commodities the worst since the global economic crisis of 2008/2009 Although the DRC has adjusted rather well to this new scenario gold production was up 30% and copper showed
Since then he has been involved in some of the biggest mineral discoveries in the world including the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia and the Kamoa Kakula project in the DRC The
Zambia has temporarily shut its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo the government said at the weekend in a move that could delay exports from Africa s biggest copper producer
Ivanhoe Mines has restarted production at the Kipushi zinc copper lead germanium mine in Haut Katanga Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC 31 years after it was put on care and maintenance The project is owned by Kipushi Corporation KICO a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines 68% and state owned mining company Gcamines 32%
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC has begun an audit into how radioactive cobalt produced by Glencore s Kamoto copper and cobalt mine was exported without being tracked The investigation covers Glencore unit Katanga Mining s supply chain Bloomberg reported citing Valery Mukasa chief of staff to DRC Mines
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC has begun an audit into how radioactive cobalt produced by Glencore s Kamoto copper and cobalt mine was exported without being tracked The investigation covers Glencore unit Katanga Mining s supply chain Bloomberg reported citing Valery Mukasa chief of staff to DRC Mines
Canada s Ivanhoe Mines TSX IVN has begun producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC months ahead of schedule as the metal continues to
Privately held Congolese company Buenassa is planning to build a copper cobalt smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC with an investment of $350m reported Bloomberg News The proposed plan which is supported by the government is expected to help formalise artisanal mining in the country
5 Rejoindre Kamoa Copper en juillet 2023 en tant que surintendant en charge des douanes et de la gestion des risques au sein du dpartement de la logistique sortante a t une tape passionnante dans ma carrière Avec une passion pour la logistique et des annes d exprience dans les oprations d exportation je supervise l ensemble
