Revolutionizing South Africa’s PGMs Industry: The Platreef Project
The Platreef Project is the world’s largest precious metals deposit in development. It is a multi-generational multi-stage mining complex underpinned by an emourmous, high-grade resource and significant exploration upside.
Once complete, Platreef will be equipped with one of the largest hoisting shaft in the world and will establish itself as one of the world’s largest, and lowest cost primary producers of PGMs, revolutionizing South Africa's PGM industry....
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Kitoko – Ivanhoe’s New High-Grade Copper Discovery
In late 2023, Ivanhoe Mines announced a significant, high-grade copper discover in the Western Foreland, adjacent to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The discover, coined Kitoko, means “beautiful” or “gift” in several local languages spoken throughout the DRC.
This exciting discovery confirms the presence of a significant high-grade copper mineralizing system between 1,000 meters and 1,140 metres below the surface...
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Platreef’s Innovative Waste Water Management
Mining operations are known for high water usage, which presents a significant challenge in Africa's water-scarce regions. Ivanhoe's Platreef Project in Mokopane, South Africa, has successfully addressed its water supply needs through a creative arrangement with the Mogalakwena Local Municipality (MLM).
The Mogalakwena area, which is prone to medium-risk droughts, surrounds the Platreef mine, where Phase 1 operations will require up to 3 million liters of water daily...
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The Evolution of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex is based on two of the most significant copper discoveries ever made in the history of copper mining – Kamoa in 2008 and Kakula in 2016. The Kamoa-Kakula resource represents a multi-generational opportunity which is already transforming the DRC’s mining sector. See how our team, along with our joint-venture partner, brought a tier-one discovery from exploration to production in just over five years.
Now ranked as the 4th largest...
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