IKamoa‑Kakula Ivelisa Iitoni ezingama-64,300 zeCopper kwiQ2 ka-2026; Ukwembiwa, Amandla kunye nokuNyuka kweNkunkuma yeH2

I-Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, ekufutshane neKolwezi kwiPhondo laseLualaba, kwiRiphabliki yaseDemocratic Republic of Congo, yiprojekthi enkulu yobhedu ephethwe ngokubambisana yi-Ivanhoe Mines, iZijin Mining kunye norhulumente wase-DRC. Ngomhla wesi-8 kweyeKhala ngo-2026, i-Ivanhoe Mines yabhengeza ukuba le projekthi ivelise iitoni ezingama-64,328 zobhedu kwikota yesibini ka-2026.

Iitoni ezingama-64,328 ezisekelwe kwiNkcazelo yeSmelter kunye neMveliso ethengiswayo

Eyona nto ididayo kwesi sibhengezo yinkcazo yemveliso. Kwikota yesibini, abaxumi abathathu basebenze iitoni ezizizigidi ezingama-2.97 ze-ore, bevelisa iitoni ezingama-61,134 zobhedu kwi-concentrate. I-smelter ekwindawo ivelise iitoni ezingama-62,072 zobhedu lwe-anode, ngelixa i-smelter yobhedu yaseLualaba ihlawulela izinto ezisetyenzisiweyo ukuvelisa iitoni ezingama-2,256 zobhedu lwe-blister. Oku kubangele iitoni ezingama-64,328 zobhedu ngendlela ye-anode copper, i-blister copper okanye i-slag concentrate ethengiswayo.

Ukususela ekuqaleni kuka-2026, imveliso kaKamoa Kakula ibikwe phantsi kwenkcazo yemveliso yokunyibilikisa kunye nemveliso ethengiswayo. Xa kuthelekiswa nenkcazo ye-concentrate kwi-copper ka-2025, umntu kufuneka aqale aqwalasele uhlobo lwemveliso, aze emva koko aqwalasele iindlela ezisetyenziswa rhoqo ngekota.

Imveliso yekota yesibini ibingaphantsi kuneetoni ezingama-71,417 zekota yokuqala, apho ukuphazamiseka okukhulu kube kukucima kweentsuku ezingama-56 kwisixhobo sokunyibilikisa ubhedu saseLualaba. Isixhobo sokunyibilikisa ubhedu sibuyele ekusebenzeni okuqhelekileyo ngomhla woku-1 kuJulayi. U-Ivanhoe ukwatyhile ukuba le projekthi ibinetoni ezingama-40,000 zobhedu kwisitokhwe ekupheleni kwekota yesibini, kunye nesicwangciso sokutsala ukuya kuthi ga kwi-10,000 yeetoni kwisiqingatha sesibini, kujoliswe kwisitokhwe sokuphela konyaka seetoni ezingama-25,000 ukuya kuma-30,000.

Ukunyuka kwemveliso ye-H2 kuxhomekeke kwizinga lokumbiwa, ukunyibilikisa kunye namandla

I-Ivanhoe igcina isikhokelo sayo sokuvelisa sika-2026 seetoni ezingama-290,000 ukuya kuma-330,000 zobhedu. Ngesiqingatha sokuqala semveliso yeetoni ezili-135,745, isiqingatha sesibini kuya kufuneka sivelise iitoni ezili-154,255 ukuya kuma-194,255; ngokusekelwe kumbindi weetoni ezingama-310,000, isiqingatha sesibini kuya kufuneka sivelise iitoni ezili-174,255, malunga nama-28% aphezulu kunesiqingatha sokuqala.

Izicwangciso zokunyusa imigodi sele zifakiwe kwimisebenzi yokwemba. Le nkampani ithe izinga lokwemba eKamoa licwangciselwe ukunyuka ngama-30% kwisiqingatha sesibini, lifikelele kwiitoni ezingama-700,000 ngenyanga, okulingana nezinga lonyaka leetoni ezizizigidi ezisi-8.5. Emva kokugqitywa kweProjekthi yama-95, amazinga okubuyisela kwiSigaba soku-1 kunye neSigaba sesi-2 kulindeleke ukuba aphucuke ukususela kwikota yesithathu.

Umatshini wokunyibilikisa ubhedu okwindawo, oyilwe ngomthamo wonyaka weetoni ezingama-500,000, okwangoku usebenza malunga nama-60% omthamo wawo woyilo. Injongo yesiqingatha sesibini kukufikelela kwiitoni ezingama-850 zobhedu lwe-anode ngosuku, okulingana nesantya sonyaka seetoni ezingama-300,000. Injongo yokufikelela kumthamo woyilo olupheleleyo ihlehlisiwe ukuya ku-2028, oko kuthetha ukuba nangona umatshini wokunyibilikisa ubhedu sele enegalelo kwimveliso, ukusebenza okuzinzileyo komthwalo opheleleyo kusaxhomekeke kubonelelo oluqinileyo, imeko yezixhobo kunye nokuthembeka kwamandla.

Iimveliso eziphuma kwi-asidi ye-sulfuric nazo ziqala ukuchaphazela uqoqosho lweprojekthi. Kwikota yesibini, umatshini wokunyibilikisa i-asidi ye-sulfuric kwindawo leyo uvelise iitoni ezili-112,307 ze-asidi ye-sulfuric enamandla aphezulu, apho amaxabiso esivumelwano sokuthengisa sikaJulayi amalunga ne-$840 ngetoni, athengiswa kwimigodi eseCopperbelt yaseDRC.