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22 July 2026Second quarter 2026 production: 16,400 tonnes of copper cathodeProduction
Kando Ressources produced 16,400 t of copper cathode and 1,020 t of contained cobalt in the second quarter of 2026, up 4% on the previous quarter, on plant availability of 94% and feed grades in line with plan.
The lost-time injury frequency rate was 0.41. Full-year guidance of 64,000 to 66,000 t of copper is maintained.
30 June 2026Copper Mark assurance enters on-site verificationSustainability
Independent assessors have completed the desk review of the 32 Copper Mark criteria and will conduct the Kando site visit in September 2026.
The company will publish the assessment report in full.
15 May 20262025 sustainability report published with independent assuranceSustainability
The report, aligned with GRI standards and TCFD recommendations, covers safety, water, emissions, local employment and the community obligations plan.
Scope 1 and 2 emissions fell 9% in 2025 as the solar plant ramped up.
24 April 2026Kanzenze primary school inaugurated, 420 pupils enrolledCommunity
Twelve classrooms, an administrative block and sanitation were built under the community obligations plan, in consultation with the local development committee.
The school canteen is supplied by the market-garden cooperatives the company supports.
27 March 20262025 annual results: record output and 118 million dollars paid to the StateResults
Copper cathode output reached 61,400 t (+9%). Payments to the Congolese State, detailed in the EITI disclosure, amounted to USD 118.0 million.
The board approved an 85 million dollar investment programme for 2026, including the tailings facility extension and the Kanzenze South drilling campaign.
10 February 2026Three years without a fatality at the Kando siteSafety
The site passed 1,000 days without a fatality. The life-saving rules programme, pre-start inspections and contractor training have been extended to every company working on site.
The lost-time injury frequency rate fell from 0.55 in 2024 to 0.42 in 2025.
28 January 2026Fourth quarter and full-year 2025 productionProduction
Annual output of 61,400 t of copper and 3,900 t of contained cobalt, at the top of the guidance range.
The plant treated 5.20 Mt of ore at an average grade of 2.31% Cu.
18 November 2025Nathalie Kabeya Tshibanda appointed Director of Sustainability and CommunitiesAppointment
A lawyer and previously head of community relations, she joins the executive committee and will lead the grievance mechanism, the community obligations plan and the Copper Mark certification.
She succeeds Michel Tshisekedi Kanku, who has retired.
1 September 2025Updated environmental and social management plan approvedSustainability
The revised plan covers the tailings facility extension, water quality monitoring on the Kando River and the progressive rehabilitation programme for mined-out areas.
A non-technical summary is available in French and Swahili at the community offices.
12 June 2025Twelve solar boreholes commissioned in neighbouring villagesCommunity
Each borehole serves about 400 people and is managed by a user committee trained in pump maintenance.
The programme answers the first request voiced in the 2024 consultations.
10 December 20242024 EITI disclosure: 98.3 million dollars paid to the StateResults
The company publishes its payments by type and receiving entity, reconciled with government data under the EITI-DRC process.
Mining royalties account for 45% of the total.
3 July 2024ISO 45001 certification of the health and safety management systemSafety
The certification audit covered the mine, the plant and contractor activities.
Certification is maintained through annual surveillance audits.
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