Ivanhoe Mines Announces Record Production at Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex
October 4, 2023
In Q3 2023, Ivanhoe Mines disclosed a record quarterly production of 103,947 tonnes from its Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex. During this period, the mine processed 2.24 million tonnes of ore with an impressive average grade of 5.55% copper. Following the ahead-of-schedule completion of their debottlenecking program in the first quarter, Kamoa-Kakula's Phase 1 and 2 concentrators have consistently exceeded their steady-state throughput rate of 9.2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), especially during the subsequent two quarters.