Ivanhoe Mines confirms link to Congo aide in copper corruption case
Ivanhoe struck a deal last year with Vidiye Tshimanga, a top aide to Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, the firm said in a statement on Dec. 14.
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Ivanhoe struck a deal last year with Vidiye Tshimanga, a top aide to Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, the firm said in a statement on Dec. 14.
Ivanhoe already has 162,000 tonnes copper in ore stockpiled Lorraine Nkulu Ngoie, Control Room Supervisor Kamoa-Kakula project, DRC. Image: Ivanhoe Mines At the end of May, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) began producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), months ahead of schedule. On Tuesday the company announced the 3.8 million tonne per year phase 1 concentrator plant is now fully operational and the project received its first blister copper ingot from the local smelter. Sign Up for the Copper Digest Sign Up To date, more than 10,500 tonnes...