# Ivanhoe Mines Reports Kipushi Mine Produced a Record 25,677 Tonnes of Zinc in May, Equivalent to 308,000 Tonnes of Zinc Annualized

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ivanhoe-mines-reports-kipushi-mine-produced-a-record-25-677-tonnes-of-zinc-in-ma--23f4029e-6673-411e-8a08-5982d90dabb2

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/IVN/news/5072781278799974/ivanhoe-mines-reports-kipushi-mine-produced-a-record-25-677-tonnes-of-zinc-in-ma

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-06-04T11:44:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Ivanhoe Mines

- Ticker: IVN

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Democratic Republic of Congo

- Primary commodity: Zinc

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Germanium, Silver

- Document categories: Production, Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-09-14 06:38:04 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 1.00 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Ivanhoe Mines reported a record monthly zinc production of 25,677 tonnes at the Kipushi Mine in May 2026. The production was driven by high feed grades of 36.2% zinc and a 93% recovery rate, placing the mine on track to exceed its 2026 annual guidance.

Reasoning: The company achieved a record monthly production of zinc, significantly exceeding previous records and trending above annual guidance.

- Positive factor: Record monthly zinc production of 25,677 tonnes

- Positive factor: High average plant feed grade of 36.2% zinc

- Positive factor: Strong average recovery of 93%

- Positive factor: Annualized production rate \(308,000t\) exceeds 2026 guidance mid-point

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Production Record**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The mine achieved a monthly production record of 25,677 tonnes of zinc.

Evidence · text

> achieved a monthly production record of 25,677 tonnes of zinc

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: the document describes a mill\_cil route \("concentrator"\)

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ivanhoe-mines-reports-kipushi-mine-produced-a-record-25-677-tonnes-of-zinc-in-ma--23f4029e-6673-411e-8a08-5982d90dabb2#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

zinc

#### Identity

- Commodity: zinc
- Region: drc
- Reported Region: Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ticker: IVN

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 93 %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 93% recovery is a strong metallurgical result.

- Positive factor: Strong average recovery

Evidence · text

> average recovery of 93%

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.