The Kipushi project lies in the DRC province of Haut-Katanga approximately 30km southwest of the capital Lubumbashi. Ivanhoe Mines acquired its 68% interest in the project in 2011 and the other 32% is held by the DRC state-owned mining company, Gécamines.
Kipushi is based on a high-grade, underground zinc-copper mine which mined approximately 60Mt between 1924 a...