The ramp-up of the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter will continue throughout 2026, with completion expected towards year-end.

Kamoa-Kakula smelter is Africa's largest copper smelter with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes of copper per annumKamoa-Kakula ...

The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process.

LME copper opened at $12,405.5/mt overnight, initially dipped to $12,399/mt, then the center of copper prices gradually shifted upward, approaching $12,693.5/mt near the session's close, and finally ...

Ivanhoe Mines ( ($TSE:IVN) ) has provided an announcement. Ivanhoe Mines has produced the first copper anodes from its new 500,000-tonne-per-year ...

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The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought ...

“The first production of copper anodes from our world-class smelter is a defining moment for Kamoa-Kakula… This achievement is the culmination of a US$1.1bn investment, 18 million man-hours of ...

The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up.

Happy New Year from the Mining Magazine team!Today, we look at Ivanhoe Mines, which has produced its first copper anodes at ...