The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up.

Kamoa-Kakula produced 388,838 tonnes of copper in concentrate in 2025, achieving guidanceIvanhoe confirms previously set 2026 Kamoa-Kakula production guidance of 380,000 to 420,000 tonnes of copper99.

The ramp-up of the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter will continue throughout 2026, with completion expected towards year-end.

Kamoa-Kakula spent 2025 tackling water inflows that restricted access to higher‑grade ore and weighed on recoveries.

Kamoa-Kakula 2026 sales set to exceed production as 20,000 tonnes of stockpiled copper in concentrate is smelted and sold as 99.7%-pure copper anodes at current record copper prices Kakula Mine Stage ...

The recovery and separation of tellurium and other valuable metals from copper anode slime represents a significant advance in both sustainable resource utilisation and environmental management.

Metso is launching a fully electric Anode Weighing and Casting Machine to address the needs of the copper processing industry. The new solution takes advantage of the latest Outotec Casting Control ...

The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process.