Atlas Corridor
Component

Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex (Phase 1 and 2)

extractive

Cities

Muvunda
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cost

$3.3b
$3,300,000,000

Phases

operational, 2021

Objective

Cooper mining.

Description

The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, located in the Central African Copperbelt, is the world’s fastest-growing, highest-grade, and lowest-carbon emitting, major copper mine. Kamoa-Kakula commenced commercial production on July 1, 2021. Kamoa-Kakula has become the third-largest copper mining complex in the world. It is integrally linked to the Lobito Corridor and the transportation options that the new corridor allows and the US/European interest in investment in the logistics network.

Capacities

600000 Tonnes Cooper Per Year

Finance

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$3300000000 investment
Ivanhoe Mines Company
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$ investment
Zijin Mining Group Company

Operators

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Ivanhoe Mines
Company
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Zijin Mining Group
Company

Contractors

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Ivanhoe Mines
Company