Glencore to reopen Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in 2022
2021-05-19 14:17:58 [Print]
Glencore plans to restart operations at Mutanda - the world's biggest cobalt mine that also produces large amounts of copper - in the Democratic Republic of Congo next year.
The company has said that the process to resume production at Mutanda was underway, but did not give a specific date.
Mutanda produced 103,200 tonnes of copper and 25,100 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide in 2019 compared with 199,000 tonnes and 27,300 tonnes respectively in 2018. It has five copper production lines and three cobalt hydroxide lines.
The company has said that the process to resume production at Mutanda was underway, but did not give a specific date.
Mutanda produced 103,200 tonnes of copper and 25,100 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide in 2019 compared with 199,000 tonnes and 27,300 tonnes respectively in 2018. It has five copper production lines and three cobalt hydroxide lines.
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