KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun, Co-Chairmen of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF), today extend their congratulations to Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on his appointment as the new Chairperson of the African Union for 2021.
President Tshisekedi takes over the position from Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, who has concluded his one-year term as Chairperson.
The African Union consists of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. The African Union spearheads Africa’s development and integration in close collaboration with African Union Member States, the Regional Economic Communities and African citizens. Its vision is to accelerate progress towards an integrated, prosperous and inclusive Africa, at peace with itself, playing a dynamic role in the continental and global arena, effectively driven by an accountable, efficient and responsive union.
“On behalf of everyone at Ivanhoe Mines, we congratulate President Tshisekedi on this prestigious appointment. We also salute the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for their commitment to creating the necessary conditions for unfettered democracy, allowing for all Congolese people to enjoy long-lasting and meaningful benefits from their country’sunparalleled mineral potential – especially copper and cobalt, two ‘green’ metals that are going to be required in massive amounts to electrify the world economy,” said Mr. Friedland.
“This is a time of tremendous opportunity for responsible development of the mining sector in the DRC, and we are confident that Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula joint-venture mining complex, Ivanhoe’s potential discoveries on its wholly-owned Western Foreland exploration ground, and Ivanhoe’s Kipushi joint venture will help reestablish the DRC as one of the world’s top tier mining jurisdictions,” Mr. Friedland added.
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-platinum-nickel-copper-rhodium-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 is expected to begin producing copper in July 2021 and, through phased expansions, is positioned to become one of the world's largest copper operations. 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 also is exploring for new copper discoveries on its wholly-owned Western Foreland exploration licences in the DRC, near the Kamoa-Kakula Project.
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刚果民主共和国金沙萨— 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) 今天对刚果民主共和国(以下简称"刚果(金)") 总统菲利克斯·齐塞克迪(Felix Tshisekedi) 被委任为2021年非洲联盟(以下简称"非盟") 新一届主席致以热烈的祝贺。
齐塞克迪总统将会接任南非共和国总统西里尔·马塔梅拉·拉马福萨 (Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa) 出任非盟新一届的主席，拉马福萨总统的一年任期已届满。
非盟是一个包括55个非洲成员国的联盟，与非盟成员国、区域经济共同体和非洲公民紧密合作，引领非洲的发展和一体化进程。联盟的愿景是通过负责任、高效和迅速响应的有效手段，加速建设一个一体化、繁荣和包容的非洲，同时实现和平，在非洲大陆和国际舞台上发挥积极的作用。
弗里兰德先生说﹕“我们谨代表艾芬豪矿业全体同仁，对齐塞克迪总统被委任为如此崇高的要职致以祝贺。我们也向刚果（金）的人民致敬，他们致力于为真正的民主创造必需条件，使刚果(金)所有国民都能够从其优质的矿产资源中获得长期而有意义的收益，特别是驱动全球经济发展所需的铜和钴这两种绿色环保金属，在电气化进程中将被大量使用。”
弗里兰德先生补充说﹕“目前正是刚果(金)采矿业实现负责任开发的良好时机，我们深信艾芬豪矿业的卡莫阿-卡库拉(Kamoa-Kakula) 合资采矿项目、艾芬豪全资拥有的西部前沿(Western Foreland) 勘探区的潜在发现，以及艾芬豪的基普什(Kipushi) 合资项目将会助力刚果(金)再次成为世界顶级矿业辖区之一。”
关于艾芬豪矿业
艾芬豪矿业是一家加拿大的矿业公司，目前正推进旗下位于南部非洲的三大合资企业项目﹕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-铂-镍-铜-铑-金矿的大型机械化地下矿山开发工程，以及同样位于刚果(金)、久负盛名的基普什锌-铜-锗-银矿的大型重建和升级改造工程。卡莫阿-卡库拉预计将于2021年7月实现铜生产，并分阶段进行扩建，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，并将成为全球每单位金属温室气体排放量最低的矿山之一。同时，艾芬豪正在刚果(金) 境内其全资拥有、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。
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