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中信金属:艾芬豪矿业已撤回Kamoa-Kakula铜矿2026年约60万吨铜产量的目标
Ge Long Hui· 2025-06-12 10:43
Group 1 - CITIC Metal's affiliate, Ivanhoe Mines, reported progress on the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where underground operations were paused due to a seismic event [1] - The Kakula underground mine's dewatering capacity has stabilized, with work in the western section resuming on June 7, 2025, while the eastern section will restart mining operations soon [1][2] - New mining areas in the far eastern section are expected to be developed by the second quarter of 2026, with dewatering operations in the eastern section anticipated to begin in August 2025 and complete by the fourth quarter [1] Group 2 - The first and second concentrators at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine are operating at approximately 50% capacity, processing ore from surface stockpiles [2] - As mining operations in the western section resume, the concentrators will see an increase in ore supply, with production ramping up for the remainder of 2025 [2] - The smelter on-site is expected to begin operations in September 2025, with the first batch of anode copper produced in October [2] Group 3 - Preliminary investigations indicated that the seismic event originated from a high rock extraction rate area in the eastern section of the Kakula mine, leading to stress redistribution and yielding deformation in the mining pillars [3] - The production guidance for 2025 has been updated to 370,000 to 420,000 tons of copper concentrate, reflecting known and unknown risks and uncertainties [3] - Ivanhoe Mines has withdrawn its target of approximately 600,000 tons of copper production for 2026 due to the seismic event [3]