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Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at smelter in Africa
vanhoe Mines has announced the initial production of copper anodes at its Kamoa-Kakula smelter in Africa. The direct-to-blister facility, said to be Africa’s largest copper smelter, has a capacity of 500,000 tonnes (t) per annum. The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process and just one week after receiving its first concentrate feed.Ivanhoe Mines anticipates that by 2026, sales will surpass production levels as it processes 20,000t of stockpiled copper in concentrate into 99.7% pure copper anodes. This strategy aims to take advantage of ... (full story)