Diversified producer Jubilee Metals has produced its first copper concentrate from the front-end module at the Roan facility in Zambia, after the start of production on August 8.
The copper concentrate produced from Roan's front-end module, targeting previously mined material, will be refined to produce copper cathode at the company’s Sable refinery, Jubilee said in a statement on Tuesday.
The concentrate from the module is in addition to the sulphide copper concentrate already being produced from Roan’s mill-and-float circuit and currently traded in the market.
The front-end module will be ramped up during the third quarter of the company’s 2024 calendar year.
The company’s Zambian copper processing operational footprint now encompasses both the Roan mill-and-float circuit and front-end module, as well as the Sable Refinery, which is being upgraded for a combined in-country copper capacity in excess of 25,000 tonnes per year.
“It is an exciting time at Jubilee as we commence delivering on our growth projects. The first upgraded concentrate produced from our processing modules is a significant milestone for the business allowing Jubilee to commence filling the available copper production capacity at our Zambian operations,” CEO Leon Coetzer said.
Jubilee is growing its copper resource portfolio as an enabler to drive the expansion of its processing operational footprint in Zambia.
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