The Phase 1, 2, and 3 concentrators set a new monthly production record in November 2024. 

Ramp-up of the Phase 3 concentrator is complete. 

Kamoa-Kakula has produced 303 328 t of copper in concentrate for the year-to-date. 

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that ramp-up of the Phase 3 concentrator to steady-state production is progressing well. 

Ivanhoe Mines’ Phase 3 concentrator has reached commercial production. 

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that, over the first six months of 2024, Kamoa-Kakula produced 187 015 t of copper in concentrate. 

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Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Phase 3 concentrator. 

First ore has been fed into the Phase 3 concentrator. 

Ore from the Kamoa 1 mine is being stockpiled on surface. 

Ivanhoe chairperson Robert Friedland has commented that Kamoa-Kakula continues to exceed expectations in terms of overall performance. 

The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex produced 393 551 t of copper in concentrate in 2023, aligning with the production guidance range of 390 000 t to 430 000 t. 

The direct-to-blister flash smelter is on schedule for commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

The complex produced a record 103 947 t of copper in concentrate during the third quarter ended September 2023. 

Original-equipment manufacturer Epiroc has won its largest-ever order for the expansion of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex. 

Record quarterly production of 103 786 t of copper in concentrate was achieved for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. 

The complex produced a record 103 786 t of copper concentrate in the second quarter, compared with the 93 603 t produced in the first quarter, representing an 11% increase quarter-on-quarter. 

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Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Phase 1 and 2 of the copper complex are approaching full capacity. 

Since entering Phase 1 commercial production in July 2021, the Kamoa-Kakula joint venture has generated $1.2-billion in net cash from operating activities, which has funded the Phase 2 and Phase 3... 

The debottlenecking of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex’s Phase 1 and 2 concentrators has been completed ahead of schedule. 

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Kamoa Copper’s previously announced debottlenecking programme is more than 90% complete and is progressing ahead of schedule. 

Kamoa Copper has selected a mining machinery company to supply a high-capacity direct blister furnace to expand the project. 

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa Copper’s dedbottlenecking programme is progressing according to schedule. 

Kamoa Copper has selected a mining technology company to supply key concentrator plant equipment for its copper mining complex expansion. 

The Phase 1 and 2 concentrator plants at the Kamoa-Kakula mine have surpassed their 7.6-million-tonne-a-year throughput design capacity for the third consecutive month. 

The Kamoa-Kakula mining complex has set a new monthly production record, with 29 800 t of copper in concentrate produced in May. 

Ivanhoe Mines has started earthworks on a direct-to-blister flash smelter at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex. 

The Kamoa-Kakula project set a new quarterly production record in the first quarter of this year, with 55 602 t of copper-in-concentrate produced. 

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Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Kamoa-Kakula mine produced 105 884 t of copper concentrate in 2021. 

A debottlenecking plan for the project has been approved by Ivanhoe Mines' board. 

Electro-mechanical services and repairs company Marthinusen & Coutts (M&C) performed a significant rewind in 2020 after being contracted by German original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Voith Hydro... 

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Phase 2 concentrator plant is expected to be 93% complete by January 31. 

Ivanhoe Mines has set its sights on producing between 290 000 t and 340 000 t of copper in concentrate this year from the Kamoa project 

The Phase 2 concentrator plant at Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula project is 70% complete. 

China's Zijin Mining has approved an investment of $769-million in a smelter for the Kamoa-Kakula copper project. 

Kamoa-Kakula's Phase 2 construction is progressing well towards a startup in the second quarter of 2022. 

Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 2 concentrator plant is proceeding ahead of schedule. 

The 3.8-million-tonne-a-year Phase 1 concentrator at the Kamoa-Kakula mine milled 319 795 t of ore in September, exceeding the monthly design run rate of 316 667 t.