The following is a summary of the Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVPAF) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript:

Financial Performance:

• Ivanhoe Mines reported the highest-ever revenue of $2.7 billion in 2023, up from $2.4 billion in 2022.

• The year-on-year EBITDA growth of 22% due to increased production and higher realized copper prices resulted in a strong EBITDA of $1.7 billion.

• The company's net profit for 2023 was $388 million, indicating a 30% increase from the previous year.

• Ivanhoe maintains a strong financial position with $574 million in cash and low current debt.

• Despite power issues, the company achieved a robust production of 393,500 tonnes of copper.

Business Progress:

• Kamoa-Kakula generated a commendable $3.5 billion within 15 months of an initial investment of more than $2 billion, marking its third consecutive year of outperformance.

• With the commissioning of the on-site smelter expected in Q4 of 2024, the company is projecting a decrease in average cash cost over the next five years.

• The development of Platreef and Kipushi is on track with significant anticipated growth, a testament to the $2 billion invested in growth in 2023.

• Ivanhoe Mines achieved operational milestones with copper recovery rates at a solid 87% and has launched Project 95 aimed at further increasing the recovery rates.

• With corrective measures in place to address power issues, the company anticipates a capacity increase from 400,000 tonnes to about 500,000 in the next 4 or 5 years.

• Ivanhoe Mines is advancing with Phase 3 of their project, significantly ahead of schedule, with the Phase 1 and 2 concentrators already exceeding 10 million tonnes per annum.

• As part of their future plans, the company is expanding exploration efforts and exploring joint venture partnerships on downstream processing.

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