Kenya, March 16 -- The plant has successfully produced its first copper cathodes, confirming operational readiness and the start of commercial operations.

The project is operated through the company's subsidiary platform in which Lloyds Metals holds a 50% stake.

The platform includes 16 mining licences covering around 100 sq km in the Katanga region along with oxide copper ore deposits that supply feedstock for the solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) processing facility.

The company expects production ramp-up as mining and ore supply stabilise, with output estimated at 10,000-12,000 tonnes of copper cathodes in CY2026 and around 15,000 tonnes in CY2027.

Over the medium term, the platform has the potential to expand capacity ...