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Production Stats

Q3 2011


MINING
Waste mined (000's tonnes) 16,133
Ore mined (000's tonnes) 5,761
 
PROCESSING
Sulphide ore processed (000's tonnes) 2,185
Sulphide ore grade processed (%) 0.4
Sulphide ore recovery (%) 88
Mixed ore processed (000's tonnes) 2,057
Mixed ore grade processed (%) 0.9
Mixed ore recovery (%) 61
Oxide ore processed (000's tonnes) 1,594
Oxide ore grade processed (%) 2.3
Oxide ore recovery (%) 84
Copper cathode produced (tonnes) 25,173
Copper cathode tolled produced (tonnes) 22,782
Copper in concentrate produced (tonnes) 2,224
Total copper production 50,179
Concentrate grade (%) 18.8
Gold produced (ounces) 26,677
  • In Q3 2011, Kansanshi’s mine plan was amended to allow for the pit development required for the production expansion project to 400,000 tonnes per annum. The development work was required to establish wider pits which will enable access to increased ore to meet the future requirements of the expanded plant throughput. This work reduced mining of the sulphide ore body deeper in the pits resulting in a reduction in sulphide ore availability and tonnes milled in Q3 2011. The low sulphide ore availability from mining operations was supplemented by processing low grade ore stockpiles. A portion of this mine development work incurred has been capitalized during Q3 2011.

  • Gold production was 9% lower than Q3 2010 as grades decreased proportionately with the decreased copper grades in Q3 2011.

Full Year 2010 Production


MINING
Ore mined (000's tonnes) 23,045
Ore grade (%) 1.3
 
PROCESSING
Sulphide ore processed (000's tonnes) 10,382
Sulphide ore grade processed (%) 0.8
Sulphide ore recovery (%) 93
Mixed ore processed (000's tonnes) 5,462
Mixed ore grade processed (%) 1.3
Mixed ore recovery (%) 67
Oxide ore processed (000's tonnes) 5,674
Oxide ore grade processed (%) 2.2
Oxide ore recovery (%) 86
Copper cathode produced (tonnes) 86,682
Copper cathode tolled produced (tonnes) 97,501
Copper in concentrate produced (tonnes) 46,941
Total copper production 231,124
Concentrate grade (%) 24.9
Gold produced (ounces) 109,629