TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines and joint venture (JV) partner Zijin Mining have made good progress with developing the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with initial production on track for the third quarter of 2021.
An independent preliminary economic assessment, issued in February, indicated that Kamoa-Kakula has a potential production rate of at least 18-million tonnes a year.