KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun are pleased to announce the start of copper concentrate production at the Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) Kamoa-Kakula Mine, on May 25th, several months ahead of schedule.
His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, commented on the significance of the start of production at Kamoa-Kakula: “The start of production of copper concentrate at the Kamoa-Kakula Mine indicates that the DRC is open for business and investment. We congratulate Ivanhoe Mines for having reached this milestone on this world-class discovery.”
First ore was introduced into the concentrator plant on May 20th to perform initial hot commissioning tests on the ball mills and other processing equipment. The initial mill feed grade reached approximately 4% copper shortly after start-up. As of May 25th, 5% to 6% copper ore is being conveyed directly from Kakula’s underground mining operations to the run-of-mine stockpile and the concentrator. Based on extensive testwork, the concentrator is expected to produce a very high-grade, clean concentrate grading approximately 57% copper, with extremely low arsenic levels.
“This is a historic moment for Ivanhoe Mines and the Democratic Republic of Congo,” said Mr. Friedland. “Discovering and delivering a copper province of this scale, grade and outstanding ESG credentials, ahead of schedule and on budget, is a unicorn in the copper mining business. This accomplishment reflects the outstanding cooperation of thousands of individuals, and all of our joint-venture partners at Kamoa-Kakula.
“Although this exploration journey started well over two decades ago, it also is noteworthy that the Kakula deposit itself was discovered a little over five years ago, which is remarkable progress by the mining industry’s glacial standards from first drill hole to a new major mining operation.
“The initiation of production puts us on the path to establish Kamoa-Kakula as the second largest, and perhaps eventually the largest, copper mining complex in the world. What really excites our geologists is the profound potential to find additional Kamoa-Kakula-like copper discoveries on our massive Western Foreland exploration licences right next door, in an identical geologic setting.”
Co-Chairman Miles Sun also commented: “Today marks a monumental milestone not only for Ivanhoe Mines, but also for Kamoa-Kakula’s host country – the Democratic Republic of Congo, our young, dedicated Congolese employees, and local communities. We all are extremely proud to be part of this remarkable achievement, which is a true reflection of Ivanhoe’s 24 years of tenacity and commitment to the country and industry.
“The inception of Phase 1 is the birth of a copper complex that will benefit generations to come, and we very much look forward to the upcoming phases of expansion and exploration opportunities. Huge congratulations to the entire Ivanhoe Mines team and a roaring applause to all the hard-working suppliers and contractors for collectively completing this mammoth undertaking!”
Mr. Jinghe Chen, an Ivanhoe Director and Chairman of Zijin Mining, added: “As a joint-venture partner and a shareholder of Ivanhoe Mines, Zijin Mining is tremendously proud to showcase the fruition of this exceptionally successful partnership with Ivanhoe in bringing Phase 1 of Kamoa-Kakula into production ahead of time, while overcoming the significant challenges presented by an unprecedented global pandemic. It truly has required a global band of dedicated and exceptional talents that consist of the 7,000 workers onsite, and most importantly, the unwavering support from all our stakeholders, to make this important milestone a reality.”
Copper production guidance for 2021
Ivanhoe’s guidance for contained copper in concentrate expected to be produced by the Kamoa-Kakula Project for the balance of 2021 assumes a ramp-up from first production in line with published technical disclosures, and is as follows:
Contained copper in concentrate 80,000 to 95,000 tonnes
All figures are on a 100%-project basis. Metal reported in concentrate is prior to refining losses or deductions associated with smelter terms. Cost guidance is expected to be provided once the Kamoa-Kakula Project’s Phase 1 plant has reached steady-state production.
The company plans to provide an update on Phase 1 copper concentrate off-take arrangements in the near term.
In April, the Kakula Mine mined 357,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.70% copper, including 121,000 tonnes grading 8.40% copper from the mine’s high-grade centre. The company will update May’s production in early June, and will continue with its practice of monthly progress updates.
Kakula is projected to be the world’s highest-grade major copper mine, with an initial mining rate of 3.8 Mtpa, ramping up to 7.6 Mtpa in Q3 2022. Phase 1 is expected to produce approximately 200,000 tonnes of copper per year, and phases 1 and 2 combined are forecast to produce approximately 400,000 tonnes of copper per year. Based on independent benchmarking, the project’s phased expansion scenario to 19 Mtpa would position Kamoa-Kakula as the world’s second-largest copper mining complex, with peak annual copper production of more than 800,000 tonnes.
Given the current copper price environment, Ivanhoe and its partner Zijin are exploring the acceleration of the Kamoa-Kakula Phase 3 concentrator expansion from 7.6 Mtpa to 11.4 Mtpa, which may be fed from expanded mining operations at Kansoko, or new mining areas at Kamoa North (including the Bonanza Zone) and Kakula West.
A 2020 independent audit of Kamoa-Kakula's greenhouse gas intensity metrics performed by Hatch Ltd. of Mississauga, Canada, confirmed that the project will be among the world's lowest greenhouse gas emitters per unit of copper produced.
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%).
Watch a new video highlighting the commissioning of Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1 concentrator plant and production of copper concentrate: https://vimeo.com/555053503/10c1906415
(L-R) Mark Farren, Kamoa Copper’s CEO; Steve Amos, Kamoa Copper's Head of Projects; and Wimpie Steyn, Risk Control Manager, holding some of Kamoa Copper’s first copper concentrate.
Narcisse Kabuld, Crane Operator, with the first copper concentrate.
Kamoa Copper appoints SGS CONGO for on-site analytical services
Kamoa Copper has appointed Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) CONGO S.A., an accredited laboratory service provider for on-site analytical services. SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The new assay laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Results for various mine, exploration and processing sample types will be reported using a wide range of analytical techniques that are specifically selected to provide accurate and precise results within the time required to efficiently control concentrator and mine processes.
Process control samples will be analyzed using portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) devices with a quick turnaround time for concentrator plant monitoring and control. Metal accounting samples will be analyzed by using two simultaneous ICP-OES multi-element instruments. The dual measurement mode of the ICP-OES instrumentation enables the analysis of critical elements such as mercury, arsenic, lead, etc., by providing high measurement sensitivity while the combination of two-sample digestion methods (fusion and acid digestion) will cover a wide range of analytic levels.
The high-grade copper samples will be analyzed using classical iodide titration method, which provides good accuracy and precision that is required for the dispatch samples. Convenient and flexible potentiometric auto titrators provide efficient and accurate results that are fully traceable to international methods and standards.
Ruth Karaj Irung, SGS Lab Assistant, in the weighing room at the new assay lab.
Aerial view of the Kakula Mine. The northern portal, run-of-mine stockpile and main pre-production stockpiles are within the red circle. The Phase 1 concentrator, the concentrator storage shed, and the foundations for the Phase 2 concentrator are within the large yellow circle; the backfill plant is in the blue circle; the main 220-kilovolt electrical substation is in the green circle; and the green arrow points to the new 220-kilovolt powerline.
Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1 concentrator plant, with the foundations for the Phase 2 concentrator on the left. The concentrate storage building is in the background.
Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1 concentrator plant now in continuous operation.
Members of the commissioning team at one of two balls mills at the Phase 1 concentrator. (L-R) Eddie Mong, Instrumentation Superintendent, Kamoa Copper; Aldo Groenewald, Commissioning Manager, DRA; Vongani Nkuna, Group Manager, Metallurgy, Kamoa Copper; Raul Bowers, Lead Process Engineer, DRA.
Jack Shongo completing the painting of pipes at the concentrator plant.
Yannick Tshala Ntambwe surveying one of the high-grade drifts at the Kakula Mine.
Vongani Nkuna, Group Manager, Metallurgy, monitoring the commissioning of the ball mills.
Loading balls into the ball mills as part of the commissioning process.
Crew members and contractors celebrating the commissioning of the ball mills.
Qualified Persons
Disclosures of a scientific or technical nature regarding development scenarios at the Kamoa-Kakula Project in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Steve Amos, who is considered, by virtue of his education, experience and professional association, a Qualified Person under the terms of NI 43-101. Mr. Amos is not considered independent under NI 43-101 as he is the Head of the Kamoa Project. Mr. Amos has verified the technical data disclosed in this news release.
Ivanhoe has prepared an independent, NI 43-101-compliant technical report for the Kamoa-Kakula Project, which is available on the company’s website and under the company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com:
- Kamoa-Kakula Integrated Development Plan 2020 dated October 13, 2020, prepared by OreWin Pty Ltd., China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd., DRA Global, Epoch Resources, Golder Associates Africa, KGHM Cuprum R&D Centre Ltd., Outotec Oyj, Paterson and Cooke, Stantec Consulting International LLC, SRK Consulting Inc., and Wood plc.
The technical report includes relevant information regarding the assumptions, parameters and methods of the mineral resource estimates on the Kamoa-Kakula Project cited in this news release, as well as information regarding data verification, exploration procedures and other matters relevant to the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this news release.
About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining company focused on advancing its three principal joint-venture projects in Southern Africa: the development of major new, mechanized, underground mines at the Kamoa-Kakula copper discoveries in the DRC and at the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa; and the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the DRC.
Kamoa-Kakula began producing copper concentrates in May 2021 and, through phased expansions, is positioned to become one of the world's largest copper producers. Kamoa-Kakula and Kipushi will be powered by clean, renewable hydro-generated electricity and will be among the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitters per unit of metal produced. Ivanhoe Mines has pledged to achieve net-zero operational greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine when large-scale electric, hydrogen and hybrid underground mining equipment become commercially available. Ivanhoe also is exploring for new copper discoveries on its wholly-owned Western Foreland exploration licences in the DRC, near the Kamoa-Kakula Project.
Information contacts
Investors: Bill Trenaman +1.604.331.9834 / Media: Matthew Keevil +1.604.558.1034
Forward-looking statements
Certain statements in this release constitute “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, its projects, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. Such statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “scheduled”, “forecast”, “predict” and other similar terminology, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. These statements reflect the company’s current expectations regarding future events, performance and results and speak only as of the date of this release.
Such statements include without limitation, the timing and results of: (i) statements regarding the concentrator is expected to produce a very high-grade, clean concentrate grading approximately 57% copper, with extremely low arsenic levels; (ii) statements regarding Kamoa-Kakula and Kipushi will be powered by clean, renewable hydro-generated electricity and will be among the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitters per unit of metal produced; (iii) statements regarding Kakula is projected to be the world’s highest-grade major copper mine, with an initial mining rate of 3.8 Mtpa, ramping up to 7.6 Mtpa in Q3 2022. Phase 1 is expected to produce approximately 200,000 tonnes of copper per year, and Phases 1 and 2 combined are forecast to produce approximately 400,000 tonnes of copper per year; (iv) statements regarding, that based on independent benchmarking, the project’s phased expansion scenario to 19 Mtpa would position Kamoa-Kakula as the world’s second-largest copper mining complex, with peak annual copper production of more than 800,000 tonnes; and (v) statements regarding Ivanhoe’s guidance for contained copper in concentrate expected to be produced by the Kamoa-Kakula Project for the balance of 2021 of 80,000 to 95,000 tonnes.
As well, all of the results of the Kakula definitive feasibility study, the Kakula-Kansoko pre-feasibility study and the Kamoa-Kakula preliminary economic assessment, constitute forward-looking statements or information, and include future estimates of internal rates of return, net present value, future production, estimates of cash cost, proposed mining plans and methods, mine life estimates, cash flow forecasts, metal recoveries, estimates of capital and operating costs and the size and timing of phased development of the projects. Furthermore, with respect to this specific forward-looking information concerning the development of the Kamoa-Kakula Project, the company has based its assumptions and analysis on certain factors that are inherently uncertain. Uncertainties include: (i) the adequacy of infrastructure; (ii) geological characteristics; (iii) metallurgical characteristics of the mineralization; (iv) the ability to develop adequate processing capacity; (v) the price of copper; (vi) the availability of equipment and facilities necessary to complete development; (vii) the cost of consumables and mining and processing equipment; (viii) unforeseen technological and engineering problems; (ix) accidents or acts of sabotage or terrorism; (x) currency fluctuations; (xi) changes in regulations; (xii) the compliance by joint venture partners with terms of agreements; (xiii) the availability and productivity of skilled labour; (xiv) the regulation of the mining industry by various governmental agencies; (xv) the ability to raise sufficient capital to develop such projects; (xvi) changes in project scope or design; and (xvii) political factors.
Forward-looking statements and information involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indicators of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or information, including, but not limited to, the factors discussed below and under “Risk Factors”, and elsewhere in this release, as well as unexpected changes in laws, rules or regulations, or their enforcement by applicable authorities; the failure of parties to contracts with the company to perform as agreed; social or labour unrest; changes in commodity prices; and the failure of exploration programs or studies to deliver anticipated results or results that would justify and support continued exploration, studies, development or operations.
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this release are based upon what management of the company believes are reasonable assumptions, the company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Subject to applicable securities laws, the company does not assume any obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release.
The company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the factors set forth below in the “Risk Factors” section in the company’s 2021 Q1 MD&A and its current annual information form.
刚果民主共和国科卢韦齐— 艾芬豪矿业(TSX: IVN; OTCQX:IVPAF) 联席董事长罗伯特·弗里兰德(Robert Friedland) 与孙玉峰(Miles Sun) 欣然宣布，卡莫阿-卡库拉 (Kamoa-Kakula) I期年处理矿石380万吨的矿山于2021年5月25日正式启动铜精矿生产，比原计划提前数月。
刚果民主共和国总统齐塞克迪阁下评价了卡莫阿-卡库拉正式启动铜精矿生产的重要性，他表示：“卡莫阿-卡库拉开始生产铜精矿，表明了刚果民主共和国对商业和投资是开放的。我们祝贺艾芬豪矿业在这一世界级矿产发现上实现了重要里程碑。”
首批矿石于5月20日供给选厂，以开展球磨机和其他选矿设备的初始带料试车。选厂试运行后不久，初始入选品位已达到约4%。5月25日起从卡库拉井下直接运输铜品位约为5%～6%的矿石至原矿堆场和选厂。
根据全面详细的测试工作，预计选厂将生产极高品位的清洁铜精矿，铜品位高达57%，且砷含量极低。
弗里兰德先生说：“对于艾芬豪矿业和刚果民主共和国来说，这是一个历史性的时刻。发现规模和品位如此巨大的铜矿、在环境、社会和治理工作方面有着出色的表现，并且能够在预算内超计划交付，是铜矿业界独一无二的。这项巨大成就，反映出卡莫阿-卡库拉项目成千上万的员工以及我们所有合作伙伴的通力合作。”
“虽然我们的勘探旅程早于二十多年前开始，但值得注意的是，卡库拉矿床仅在五年前发现，从第一个钻孔迅速发展成为今天的大型采矿作业，在采矿业内可说是绝无仅有。”
“卡莫阿-卡库拉启动商业生产后，将会成为世界上第二大、甚至最终成为全球最大的铜矿项目。真正令我们的地质师兴奋的是，在毗邻的西部前沿(Western Foreland) 广大的探矿权内、相同的地质环境中，拥有寻找更多卡莫阿-卡库拉类型铜矿资源的巨大潜力。”
联席董事长孙玉峰表示﹕“今天，不论对艾芬豪矿业而言，还是对卡莫阿-卡库拉项目的东道国刚果(金)，抑或对于我们年轻敬业的刚果(金)员工及当地社区而言，都是充满里程碑式意义的一天。一方面，我们为能够有幸参与其中而感到无比自豪；另一方面，这也充分彰显了艾芬豪24年来坚韧不拔的开拓精神以及我们对项目所在国及行业的庄严承诺。”
“卡莫阿-卡库拉项目第一阶段的顺利投产，标志着一个伟大的、将惠及世代的世界铜生产矿山的诞生。对于卡莫阿-卡库拉项目后续若干阶段的扩建计划和勘查机会，我们将高度重视并充满期待。最后，衷心祝贺艾芬豪矿业团队，并向所有为这项艰巨工程倾入心血的供应商和承包商致以最诚挚的感谢！”
艾芬豪董事兼紫金矿业董事长陈景河先生补充说：“作为艾芬豪矿业公司股东和卡莫阿控股公司的合作伙伴，紫金矿业感到非常自豪。即使在全球疫情的严峻影响下，紫金矿业与艾芬豪通过无缝连接，超计划提前启动卡莫阿-卡库拉的I期生产，并在加强推进II期工程。我们现场的7,000名员工来自世界各地，全靠他们的挚诚努力和杰出才能得以实现这个理想结果。更重要的是，我们得到所有利益相关方一直以来的支持，助力我们实现了这个重大的里程碑。”
2021年铜生产指导目标
根据艾芬豪的生产指导目标，预计卡莫阿-卡库拉项目在2021年剩余时间生产精矿的含铜金属量 (假设如技术性披露所述，实现首产后扩大产能) 如下﹕
精矿含铜金属量 80,000至95,000吨
所有数字均以 100% 项目为基础。报告的精矿含铜金属量未考虑冶炼协议中的损失或扣减。在卡莫阿-卡库拉项目的第一序列选厂实现稳产后，将会提供成本的指导目标。
公司计划在短期内公布关于I期铜精矿包销安排的最新信息。
4月份卡库拉矿山采出35.7万吨矿石，铜品位5.70% ，其中包含在矿床高品位中心采出的12.1万吨矿石，铜品位高达8.40%，公司将于6月初更新5月份的生产情况，并将持续进行月度更新。
预计卡库拉将成为全球品位最高的大型铜矿山，初始年开采矿石380万吨，其后于2022年第三季度提升产能至760万吨/年。I 期投产后预计每年将生产约20万吨铜，而I 期和 II 期投产后每年将累计生产高达40万吨铜。根据独立研究机构排名，一旦项目扩大产能至处理矿石1,900万吨/年，卡莫阿-卡库拉将成为全球第二大铜矿山，最高年产80多万吨铜。
鉴于当前的铜价走势，艾芬豪及其合作伙伴紫金矿业正积极研究加快卡莫阿-卡库拉的III期扩建，将选厂产能从760万吨/年提升至1,140万吨/年，并将由卡索科(Kansoko) 矿山的扩建或卡莫阿北区 (包括富矿带) 及卡库拉西区的新采区供给矿石。
2020年，加拿大Hatch有限公司对卡莫阿-卡库拉的温室气体强度指标进行了独立审核，确认项目将会成为全球单位铜温室气体排放最低的矿山之一。
卡莫阿-卡库拉铜矿项目是艾芬豪矿业 (占股39.6%)、紫金矿业集团 (占股39.6%)、晶河全球 (占股0.8%) 及刚果民主共和国政府 (占股20%) 的合资项目。
卡莫阿-卡库拉I期选矿厂和铜精矿生产的最新视频﹕https://vimeo.com/555053503/10c1906415
从左至右：卡莫阿铜业首席执行官马克·法伦 (Mark Farren)、卡莫阿铜业项目主管史蒂夫·阿莫斯 (Steve Amos) 以及安全主管温皮·斯泰恩(Wimpie Steyn)，手捧卡莫阿铜业生产的第一批铜精矿。
起重机操作员Narcisse Kabuld及第一批铜精矿。
卡莫阿铜业委托刚果金SGS提供现场分析服务
卡莫阿铜业已委托经认证的实验室服务提供商通标公司 (Société Générale de Surveillance, 以下简称“SGS”) 刚果金分公司为项目提供现场分析服务。SGS是全球领先的检验、验证、测试和认证机构，总部位于瑞士日内瓦。新建的分析实验室配备了先进的设备。采用多种优选的分析技术对矿山、勘查和选矿样品开展分析化验，及时提供准确和精确的分析结果，以有效管控选厂和采矿作业。
选矿控制样品将使用便携式X射线荧光光谱分析仪 (pXRF) 进行分析，尽快取得分析结果以监控选厂作业。金属会计样品将同时使用两台电感耦合等离子体发射光谱多元素分析仪(ICP-OES)进行分析。ICP-OES的双重测量模式可提供高测量敏感度，对汞、砷及铅等关键元素进行分析，而两种消解方法 (熔融和酸消解) 将会涵盖广泛的分析水平。
铜品位高的样品，将使用传统的碘化物滴定法进行分析，为发货样品提供良好的准确性和精确性。方便灵活的电位自动滴定仪可提供高效和准确的结果，完全符合国际方法和标准。
SGS实验室助理Ruth Karaj Irung在新建的分析实验室中的称量室。
卡库拉矿山的鸟瞰图。红圈为北斜坡道入口、原矿堆场及投产前主要堆场；黄圈为第一序列选厂和精矿仓以及第二序列选厂的地基；蓝圈为回填厂；绿圈为220千伏主变电站；绿色箭头指向新的220千伏电力线。
卡莫阿-卡库拉第一序列选厂，左侧为第二序列选厂地基。背景处为精矿仓。
运行中的卡莫阿-卡库拉第一序列选厂。
试车队伍的成员在第一序列选厂的两台球磨机其中一台前。从左至右﹕卡莫阿铜业仪表监督 Eddie Mong、DRA试车经理Aldo Groenewald、卡莫阿铜业冶金部经理Vongani Nkuna，以及 DRA首席选矿工程师Raul Bowers。
Jack Shongo即将完成选厂管道的油漆工作。
Yannick Tshala Ntambwe在卡库拉矿山其中一条高品位平巷进行勘测工作。
卡莫阿铜业冶金部经理Vongani Nkuna在监测球磨机的试车。
作为试车过程的一部分，为磨机加载钢球。
机组人员和承包商庆祝球磨机试车。
合资格人
本新闻稿中关于卡莫阿-卡库拉项目开发方案的科学或技术性披露已经由史蒂夫·阿莫斯 (Steve Amos) 审查和批准，他凭借其教育、经验和专业协会会籍被认为是NI 43-101 标准下的合资格人。由于阿莫斯先生是卡莫阿项目的负责人，因此他并不符合NI 43-101 对独立人士的界定。阿莫斯先生已核实本新闻稿所披露的技术数据。
艾芬豪已经为卡莫阿-卡库拉项目编制了一份符合NI 43-101 标准的独立技术报告，该报告可在艾芬豪网站以及SEDAR 网站上的艾芬豪页面获得，网址为www.sedar.com：
- 2020年10月13日发布的2020年卡莫阿-卡库拉综合开发方案，由OreWin Pty Ltd.、中国瑞林工程技术有限公司、DRA Global、Epoch Resources、Golder Associates Africa、KGHM Cuprum R&D Centre Ltd.、Outotec Oyj、Paterson and Cooke、Stantec Consulting International LLC、SRK Consulting Inc.以及Wood plc编制。
技术报告包括本新闻稿中引用的卡莫阿-卡库拉项目的矿产资源估算的假设、参数和方法等信息，以及本新闻稿中关于科学和技术性披露的数据验证、勘查程序和其他事项的信息。
关于艾芬豪矿业
艾芬豪矿业是一家加拿大的矿业公司，正在推进旗下位于南部非洲的三大合资项目：位于刚果(金) 的卡莫阿-卡库拉铜矿和位于南非的普拉特瑞夫 (Platreef) 钯-铑-铂-镍-铜-金矿；以及同样位于刚果(金)、久富盛名的基普什 (Kipushi) 锌-铜-锗-银矿。
卡莫阿-卡库拉铜矿项目5月末启动商业化生产，未来将分阶段进行扩建，预计将会成为全球最大规模的铜生产商之一。卡莫阿-卡库拉和基普什将使用清洁、可再生的水电，并将成为世界上每单位金属温室气体排放量最低的矿山之一。艾芬豪矿业已作出承诺，卡莫阿-卡库拉铜矿将会在电、氢和混合技术的大型地下采矿设备可供商业使用时尽快引入采矿作业，致力实现净零运营温室气体排放(范围一和二)。同时，艾芬豪正在刚果(金)境内其全资拥有的、毗邻卡莫阿-卡库拉项目的西部前沿探矿权内寻找新的铜矿资源。
联系方式
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前瞻性陈述
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该等陈述包括但不限于下列事项的时间点和结果﹕(i) 关于预计选厂将生产极高品位的清洁铜精矿，铜品位高达57%，且砷含量极低的陈述；(ii) 关于卡莫阿-卡库拉和基普什将由清洁、可再生的水力发电提供能源，并将成为全球每单位铜温室气体排放最低的矿山之一的声明;关于在明确的扩建计划迈出第一步以建立卡莫阿-卡库拉成为世界第二大、最环保的铜生产商的陈述；(iii) 关于预计卡库拉将成为全球品位最高的大型铜矿山，初始年开采矿石380万吨，其后于2022年第三季度提升产能至760万吨/年。 I 期投产后预计每年将生产约20万吨铜，而I 期和II 期投产后每年将累计生产高达40万吨铜的陈述；(iv) 关于根据独立研究机构排名，一旦项目扩大产能至处理矿石1,900万吨/年，卡莫阿-卡库拉将成为全球第二大铜矿山，最高年产80多万吨铜的陈述；以及(v) 关于艾芬豪的生产指导目标，预计卡莫阿-卡库拉项目在2021年剩余时间生产精矿的含铜金属量为80,000至95,000吨的陈述。
此外，卡库拉最终可行性研究、卡库拉-卡索科预可行性研究和卡莫阿-卡库拉初步经济评估的所有结果均构成了前瞻性陈述或信息，并包括内部收益率的未来估算、净现值，未来产量、现金成本估算、建议开采计划和方法、矿山服务年限、现金流量预测、金属回收率、资本和运营成本估算，以及项目分期开发的规模和时间点。另外，对于与卡莫阿-卡库拉项目开发有关的特定前瞻性信息，公司是基于某些不确定因素而作出假设和分析。不确定因素包括：(i) 基础设施的充足性；(ii) 地质特征；(iii) 矿化的选冶特征；(iv) 发展充足选矿产能的能力；(v) 铜价格；(vi) 完成开发所需的设备和设施的可用性；(vii) 消耗品和采矿及选矿设备的费用；(viii) 不可预见的技术和工程问题；(ix) 事故或破坏或恐怖主义行为；(x) 货币波动； (xi) 法例修订；(xii) 合资企业伙伴对协议条款的遵守情况；(xiii) 熟练劳工的人手和生产率；(xiv) 各政府机构对矿业的监管；(xv) 筹集足够资金以发展该等项目的能力；(xiv) 项目范围或设计变更；以及(xv) 政治因素。
前瞻性陈述及信息涉及重大风险和不确定性，故不应被视为对未来表现或业绩的保证，并且不能准确地指示能否达到该等业绩。许多因素可能导致实际业绩与前瞻性陈述或信息所讨论的业绩有重大差异，包括但不限于“风险因素”以及本新闻稿其他部分所指的因素，以及有关部门实施的法律、法规或规章或其不可预见的变化；与本公司签订合约的各方没有根据协议履行合约；社会或劳资纠纷；商品价格的变动；以及勘探计划或研究未能达到预期结果或未能产生足以证明和支持继续勘探、研究、开发或运营的结果。
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由于公司在2021年第一季度的管理层讨论和分析和当前年度信息表中“风险因素”部分所列的因素，公司的实际业绩可能与这些前瞻性陈述中预期的业绩有重大差异。