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Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1 Concentrator Plant Produced First Copper Concentrate on May 25; Ramp Up Toward Nameplate Capacity of 3.8 Million Tonnes of Ore per Year Progressing Smoothly
First copper concentrates shipped to nearby Lualaba Copper Smelter Mining crews deliver 40...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1 Concentrator Plant Produced First Copper Concentrate on May 25; Ramp Up Toward Nameplate Capacity of 3.8 Million Tonnes of Ore per Year Progressing SmoothlyFirst copper concentrates shipped to nearby Lualaba Copper SmelterMining crews deliver 406,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.77% copper in May, including 103,000 tonnes grading 8.58% copper from the centre of the Kakula Mine71,000 tonnes of ore grading 4.07% copper delivered directly from Kakula Mine to the concentrator plant to be used during plant ramp up Surface ore stockpiles now hold 3.3 million tonnes grading 4.87% copper, containing more than 160,000 tonnes of copperEngineering and procurement for Phase 2 expansion to 7.6 Mtpa are more than 50% complete; well on track for a Q3 2022 start-upCOVID-19 vaccination program underway for Kamoa Copper's employees, contractors and local residentsKolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo--(Newsfile Corp. - June 2, 2021) - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng \"Miles\" Sun are pleased to announce that commissioning and ramp up of the Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant have progressed safely and quickly toward nameplate capacity. Kamoa-Kakula's initial copper concentrate was produced on May 25th.First ore was introduced into the concentrator plant on May 20th and the start of copper concentrate production occurred on May 25th, several months ahead of schedule. As of May 27th, 71,000 tonnes of ore grading 4.07% copper had been conveyed directly from Kakula's underground operations to the concentrator. The team currently is busy with hot commissioning and ramp up of the concentrator. A total of 406,000 tonnes grading 5.77% copper was mined in May and comprised 365,000 tonnes grading 5.89% copper from the Kakula Mine, including 103,000 tonnes grading 8.58% copper from the mine's high-grade centre, and 41,000 tonnes grading 4.68% copper from the Kansoko Mine.The ore mined in May contained a record 23,400 tonnes of copper. Approximately 20,600 tonnes of contained copper was delivered to the surface stockpiles and the balance was delivered directly to the concentrator plant.The project's pre-production surface stockpiles now contain approximately 3.3 million tonnes of high-grade and medium-grade ore at an estimated, blended average of 4.87%...