


Production during the last 10 days of October averaged 611 tonnes of copper in concentrate per day. Optimization work is underway to further enhance the plant’s operating performance.Ī total of 323,368 tonnes of ore was milled in October at an average feed grade of 5.89% copper, exceeding the monthly design run rate of 316,667 tonnes. KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun announced that Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant has met, or exceeded, all design criteria and now is operating at steady-state. Surface ore stockpiles now hold 3.73 million tonnes grading 4.72% copper, containing more than 175,000 tonnes of copper Mining crews delivered 395,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.73% copper in October, including 174,000 tonnes grading 6.91% copper from the centre of the Kakula Mine
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Planning underway for a new box cut and decline to access mining areas for Phase 3 expansion Phase 2 concentrator approximately 60% complete, with construction team achieving 4 million hours worked without a lost-time injury Phase 1 concentrator plant now operating at steady-state design optimization work underway to further enhance operating performanceĢ021 production guidance range for copper in concentrate raised to 90,000 to 95,000 tonnes Kamoa-Kakula sets new daily production record of 729 tonnes of copper approximately 63,000 tonnes of copper produced year-to-date to October 20, 2021
