IKamoa‑Kakula Iletha Amathani angu-64,300 Ethusi ku-Q2 2026; Ukumbiwa, Amandla kanye Nokuncibilikisa Kuyanda Ukukhula Kwe-H2

I-Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, eseduze neKolwezi eSifundazweni saseLualaba, eDemocratic Republic of Congo, iwumsebenzi omkhulu wethusi ophethwe ngokubambisana yi-Ivanhoe Mines, iZijin Mining kanye nohulumeni wase-DRC. Ngomhlaka-8 Julayi 2026, i-Ivanhoe Mines yamemezela ukuthi lo msebenzi ukhiqize amathani angu-64,328 ethusi kwikota yesibili ka-2026.

Amathani angu-64,328 asekelwe encazelweni yomkhiqizo we-Smelter kanye nomkhiqizo othengiswayo

Isici esididayo kakhulu salesi simemezelo yincazelo yomkhiqizo. Ku-Q2, ama-concentrator amathathu acubungule amathani ayizigidi ezingu-2.97 e-ore, akhiqiza amathani angu-61,134 ethusi ekugxilweni. I-smelter yasendaweni ikhiqize amathani angu-62,072 ethusi le-anode, kuyilapho i-smelter yethusi yaseLualaba ithengisa izinto ezikhokhiswayo ukuze ikhiqize amathani angu-2,256 ethusi le-blister. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni kube namathani angu-64,328 ethusi ngesimo sethusi le-anode, ithusi le-blister noma i-slag concentrate ethengiswayo.

Kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2026, ukukhiqizwa kweKamoa Kakula kubikwe ngaphansi kwencazelo yomkhiqizo we-smelter kanye nomkhiqizo othengiswayo. Uma kuqhathaniswa nencazelo yokugxila kwethusi ka-2025, umuntu kufanele aqale acabangele uhlobo lomkhiqizo, bese kuba yimikhuba yekota.

Ukukhiqizwa kwekota yesibili bekuphansi kune-71,417 yamathani ekota yokuqala, kanti ukuphazamiseka okukhulu kube ukungasebenzi kwezinsuku ezingu-56 emshinini wokuncibilikisa ubhedu waseLualaba. Umshini wokuncibilikisa ubuyele ekusebenzeni okujwayelekile mhla lu-1 kuJulayi. U-Ivanhoe uphinde wembula ukuthi lo msebenzi ubambe cishe amathani angu-40,000 ethusi esitokweni ekupheleni kwekota yesibili, kanye nohlelo lokudonsa amathani afinyelela ku-10,000 engxenyeni yesibili, kuhloswe ukuthi kuqoqwe inani lokuphela konyaka lamathani angu-25,000 kuya ku-30,000.

Ukwanda Kokukhiqiza kwe-H2 Kuncike Emazingeni Okumba, Ukuncibilikisa kanye Namandla

I-Ivanhoe igcina isiqondiso sayo sokukhiqiza sika-2026 samathani angu-290,000 kuya ku-330,000 ethusi. Ngokukhiqiza kwengxenye yokuqala yamathani angu-135,745, ingxenye yesibili kuzodingeka ikhiqize amathani angu-154,255 kuya ku-194,255; ngokusekelwe endaweni ephakathi yamathani angu-310,000, ingxenye yesibili kuzodingeka ikhiqize amathani angu-174,255, cishe ngo-28% kunengxenye yokuqala.

Izinhlelo zokukhulisa amandla sezivele zifakiwe emisebenzini yezimayini. Le nkampani ithe izinga lokumba eKamoa lihlelelwe ukwanda ngo-30% engxenyeni yesibili, lifinyelele amathani angu-700,000 ngenyanga, okulingana nesilinganiso sonyaka samathani ayizigidi ezingu-8.5. Ngemva kokuphothulwa kweProjekthi engu-95, amazinga okutakula ezindaweni zokugxila zeSigaba 1 kanye neSigaba 2 kulindeleke ukuthi athuthuke kusukela kwikota yesithathu.

Umshini wokuncibilikisa ithusi osendaweni, owaklanywa ngomthamo waminyaka yonke wamathani angu-500,000, okwamanje usebenza cishe ku-60% womthamo wawo wokuklama. Umgomo wengxenye yesibili cishe amathani angu-850 ethusi le-anode ngosuku, okulingana nesilinganiso sonyaka samathani angaba ngu-300,000. Umgomo wokufinyelela umthamo wokuklama ogcwele uhlehlisiwe uye ku-2028, okusho ukuthi yize umshini wokuncibilikisa usuvele unegalelo ekukhiqizweni, ukusebenza okuzinzile komthwalo ogcwele kusancike ekuhlinzekweni okugxilile, isimo semishini kanye nokuthembeka kwamandla.

Imikhiqizo engaphansi kwe-asidi ye-sulfuric nayo iqala ukuthinta umnotho wephrojekthi. Ku-Q2, umshini wokuncibilikisa osendaweni ukhiqize amathani ayi-112,307 e-asidi ye-sulfuric enamandla aphezulu, kanti amanani enkontileka yokuthengisa kaJulayi acishe abe ngu-$840 ngethani, athengiswa ezimayini zaseCopperbelt yase-DRC.