AFRIMINTEL · decision layer

The decision view

Kipushi (Ivanhoe)

Lufilian Arc · Zn-Ge-Ga · Ivanhoe (68%) / Gécamines (32%, pathway to 38%)

intelligence-gradeproducing

Derived from the deployed data layer at build · dataset v2.4.3 · record reviewed 2026-05-02 · machine-readable: /api/v1/deposits/kipushi.json

Investment screen

DFI · investment house — is this fundable, watchable, or a pass?

Life-cycle stageproducing Derived
Operating statusOperating; world's lowest GHG-intensity zinc producer Sourced
Reserve scale (P+P (Big Zinc orebody, LOM blended))10.8 Mt @ 31.9% Zn ≈ 3.4 Mt contained Sourced
Reserve basis (verbatim)100% project basis
Risk-adjusted rate (§10)not published — asset-level screening not yet worked (base formula is public; see gaps below) Absent

Value anchors

advisory · corporate development — what does the record support?

Resource (M+I)11.8 Mt @ 35.3% Zn Sourced
Resource basis (verbatim)100% project basis
Primary sourceIvanhoe Kipushi 2022 Feasibility Study Technical Report (NI 43-101), dated 14 February 2022, prepared by OreWin Pty Ltd, MSA Group (Pty) Ltd, SRK Consulting … Sourced
Comparables (Zn-matched)1 financing/benchmark — set spans, not market curves · deals Sourced

Risk read

mining major · insurer — what is the exposure?

Province IC compositeLufilian Arc — 6.75/10 Derived
Ownership structurePathway to 38% Gécamines pending CPs per 2023 JV agreement; current effective 68/32 per Feb 2026 filings Sourced
Recent events (record)2025 production record 203,168 t Zn; 2026 guidance 240-290 kt; concentrator debottlenecked to 960 ktpa Aug 2025 … Sourced

What this record does not yet support — disclosed, not estimated