Ivanhoe Mines and SES to Continue Deploying Low-latency Satellite Connectivity in Africa
January 23 2023 - 2:50AM
Business Wire
Extended partnership will see Kamoa-Kakula
Copper Project in the DRC benefit from SES’s O3b high-throughput,
low-latency medium earth orbit connectivity to support
industry-leading operational technologies and staff welfare
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project in The Democratic Republic of
Congo will continue to enjoy high-speed satellite-based
connectivity services as part of a new agreement between Ivanhoe
Mines and SES, the two companies announced today. The enhanced
partnership builds on a successful five-year relationship between
SES and Ivanhoe Mines and comes at a time of significant investment
in low-latency, high-capacity solutions in the region following the
boom in the African mining industry.
The O3b constellation is powering connectivity for leading
mining operators, driving a digitalisation revolution for the
sector that is helping to increase profitability while improving
worker safety and accountability. This model enables operators to
cost-effectively scale connectivity as needed throughout the
lifecycle of a mine, ensuring assets have the right amount of
bandwidth at any given time to meet digitalisation
requirements.
Caroline Kamaitha, Vice President, Sales Africa at SES, said:
“We’re proud to continue delivering reliable high-speed
connectivity to DRC’s mining industry through our O3b
high-throughput and low-latency connectivity services, enabling
mining companies to implement new services and applications that
will improve workers’ safety, digitalise operations and maximise
profitability through increased agility and automation.”
Anil Udayabhanu, Head of Technology at Kamoa Copper, said: “Our
long-standing partnership with SES has already helped us to improve
the profitability of our extraction, and supported our goal of
improving the safety and welfare of all of our staff. In addition
to that, O3b connectivity services will also help us leverage the
latest applications, communicate in real time and maximise our
productivity.”
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About SES
SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere
on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and
providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in
global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s
only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique
combination of global coverage and high performance, including the
commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By
leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is
able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on
land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s
leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators,
governments, connectivity and cloud service providers,
broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s
video network carries about 8,000 channels and has an unparalleled
reach of 366 million households, delivering managed media services
for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on
Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further
information is available at: www.ses.com.
About Ivanhoe
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine — a joint venture between Ivanhoe
Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global
Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of
Congo (20%) — is a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform
copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within
the Central African Copperbelt, approximately 25 kilometres west of
the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial
capital of Lubumbashi.
Kamoa-Kakula began producing copper concentrates in May 2021 and
began commercial production on July 1, 2021. Phased expansion is
projected to make Kamoa-Kakula the second largest copper complex
globally. Kamoa-Kakula is powered by clean, renewable
hydro-generated electricity and is projected to be among the
world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitters per unit of metal produced,
as confirmed by a 2020 independent audit performed by Hatch Ltd.,
of Mississauga, Canada. The Kakula Mine will have one of the most
favourable environmental footprints of any tier-one copper mine
worldwide. Along with a relatively small surface footprint,
approximately 55% of the mine’s tailings will be pumped back into
underground workings. Ivanhoe Mines has pledged to achieve net-zero
operational greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) at the
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine.
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For further information:
Suzanne Ong External Communications Tel. +352 710 725 500
suzanne.ong@ses.com
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