The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process.
The ramp-up of the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter will continue throughout 2026, with completion expected towards year-end.
The solar industry has dragged its heels on the issue of silver-dependence for cell metallization, but China’s Jiangsu Xianghuan Technology (JXTC) is moving into commercial production with a copper ...
The copper electrorefining process is a well‐established method for producing high-purity copper from impure anodes by utilising electrochemical principles. In this process, copper dissolves at the ...
Copper production at Freeport-McMoRan's (NYSE:FCX) new giant Manyar smelter in Indonesia will be delayed until November due to water and steam leakage during an initial test period, Reuters reported ...
The International Copper Study Group says copper production increased in the first half of 2025, and London-based Earth-i says the trend continues. Earth-i, in a late September press release, says ...
Copper smelting is an intricate high‐temperature process that converts copper concentrates into purer metallic copper through a series of chemical and thermal reactions. Central to modern smelting ...
Earnings Call Insights: Taseko Mines Limited (NYSE:TGB) Q4 2024 Stuart McDonald, CEO, highlighted significant progress across the business, noting a strong fourth quarter performance and advancements ...