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Kamoa-Kakula's Off-Take Agreements Signed for Phase 1 Blister Copper and Copper Concentrate
Kamoa-Kakula fully authorized to commence exports of blister copper and copper concentrate to ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kamoa-Kakula's Off-Take Agreements Signed for Phase 1 Blister Copper and Copper ConcentrateKamoa-Kakula fully authorized to commence exports of blister copper and copper concentrate to international marketsKolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo--(Newsfile Corp. - June 9, 2021) - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng \"Miles\" Sun are pleased to announce that Kamoa Copper SA - the operating company of the joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines, Zijin Mining Group, Crystal River and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - has signed copper concentrate and blister copper off-take agreements on competitive arm's-length commercial terms, for 100% of Kamoa-Kakula's Phase 1 copper output, which is projected to be approximately 200,000 tonnes of copper per year.Kamoa Copper began producing copper concentrate on May 25, 2021, and made its first delivery of concentrates to the nearby Lualaba Copper Smelter, outside of Kolwezi, on June 1, 2021.Watch a new video showcasing Kamoa-Kakula's milling, flotation and recovery processes involved in producing the ultra-high grade, clean copper concentrate: https://vimeo.com/560814916/6db2333083Kamoa Copper has signed off-take agreements with CITIC Metal (HK) Limited (CITIC Metal) and Gold Mountains (H.K.) International Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of Zijin, for 50% each of the copper products from Kamoa-Kakula's Phase 1 production. The off-take agreements are evergreen for the production volumes from Phase 1, including copper concentrate and blister copper resulting from processing of copper concentrates at the Lualaba Copper Smelter. The off-take agreements contain standard, international commercial terms, including copper payables and treatment and refining charges based on the annual benchmark across the copper industry. The ultra-high-grade, clean concentrate produced by Kamoa-Kakula is expected to contain approximately 57% copper and very low levels of impurities.CITIC Metal and Zijin will purchase the copper concentrate at the Kakula Mine and the blister copper at the Lualaba Copper Smelter on a free-carrier basis, meaning the buyers will be responsible for arranging freight and shipment to the final destination, initially via the port of Durban, South Africa. CITIC Metal and Zijin each will provide an advance payment facility of u...