On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Ivanhoe Mines announced the suspension of operations at the Kakula underground mine, located on its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in DRC.

Le complexe Kamoa-Kakula est la plus grande mine de cuivre en RDC, avec une capacité de production annuelle de 600 000 tons currently. é Ivanhoe Mines veut y produire entre 520 Its owner000 and 580 000 tons of copper in 2025. The decision taken by Ivanhoe Mines on Sunday, May 18, comes after seismic activity in the eastern section of the mine. While waiting for recovery, the concentrators in phases 1 and 2 operate at reduced capacity and process surface ore. According to data as of 30 April, these surface stocks reach 3.8 million tonnes of ore at an average copper content of 3.2%.