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A lot of copper – fastKamoa-Kakula is well on its way to making Ivanhoe Mines one of the biggest copper producers in the world

Kamoa-Kakula is well on its way to making Ivanhoe Mines one of the biggest copper producers in the world

By Carolyn Gruske

September 19, 2022

Ivanhoe Mines has spent approximately US$2 billion getting the first two phases of its Kamoa-Kakula Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo up and running. Ore was introduced into the phase two milling circuit on March 21, 2022. Courtesy of Ivanhoe Mines

The number of exploration projects that become actual mines is vanishingly small. For the mines that do get built, most are delivered late and over budget. So far, Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula Complex has defied the odds.

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