Glencore to fund restart of world’s highest grade zinc Mine at Kipushi
Glencore and Ivanhoe Mines have entered into off-take and financing agreements to restart Kipushi, the highest grade zinc mine in the world, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Glencore will fund the operation with a $250 million loan, repayable by 2028, and will take all of the mine’s zinc concentrate for five years. Kipushi, which is 68% owned by Ivanhoe and the remainder held by state-owned Gécamines, will mine a global-leading 36% zinc over the first five years of production. The mine, which is near the Zambian border in…
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