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Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at smelter in Africa
The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process.
Kamoa-Kakula smelter is Africa's largest copper smelter with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes of copper per annumKamoa-Kakula ...
The ramp-up of the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter will continue throughout 2026, with completion expected towards year-end.
The organization put the amount of produced copper anode at 259,812 tons in the nine-month period of this year, and at 256,541 tons in the first nine months of the previous year. Given the ...
Since mid-to-late September 2025, copper prices have surged strongly and rapidly, repeatedly hitting record highs. As of now, ...
North Carolina joint venture to purchase 50,000-tons-per-year secondary smelter from European firm. SMS Group will supply the Ames Copper Group in North Carolina with equipment, including an anode ...
The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up.
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