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Metals and mining
Ivanhoe Mines said in its 3 November third-quarter report that the Kamoa-Kakula smelter in the DRC is operating at about 60% of design capacity in line with concentrate production. Underground mining recovery continues. Mineral supply depends on restoring disrupted facilities and bringing alternatives into operation. The IEA’s rare-earth exercise addressed responses to sudden disruption and the viability of diversified projects.
ivanhoe-mines · 2026-11-03
Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter operates at about 60% capacity during recovery
Ivanhoe Mines said in its 3 November third-quarter report that the Kamoa-Kakula smelter in the DRC is operating at about 60% of design capacity in line with concentrate production. Underground mining recovery continues.
IEA reports a tabletop exercise on rare-earth supply disruption
The Paris exercise on 22–23 October explored hypothetical supply disruption and threats to the viability of diversified projects as separate scenarios.