Kamoto Copper Company (KCC): a copper operation in DR Congo
Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is a mine producing copper in Lualaba Province, DR Congo, operated by Glencore. The sources report 188.7 kt copper metal for CY2025; the basis is the whole operation. In copper content, whole-operation output for CY2025 is 188,700 tonnes: about 0.8% of world copper output in 2025 and about 5.9% of DR Congo's; it is one of 11 operations on this site whose output can be stated in copper content.
Who owns and operates it?
| Owner | Interest | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Glencore | 70% | 31 December 2025 |
How much does it produce?
| Period | Output | Basis | Where in the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY2025 | 188.7 kt copper metal | Whole operation | Production table 'KCC Copper metal', PDF p.10; basis note 'Production is on a 100% basis' PDF p.5/13 · Glencore plc |
| CY2024 | 190.6 kt copper metal | Whole operation | Production table, PDF p.10 · Glencore plc |
Between CY2024 and CY2025 the reported figure fell by 1.0%, in the same unit and on the same basis.
How the copper-content figure is worked out. Glencore reports 188.7 thousand tonnes of copper metal for the whole operation, on a 100% basis. World mine production of copper in 2025 was 23,000,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); DR Congo produced 3,200,000 tonnes.
Status: operating, as of 29 January 2026.
How does it compare?
Other copper operations on this site: Escondida, Cerro Verde, Antamina, Morenci, Grasberg, Kamoa-Kakula, Oyu Tolgoi, Las Bambas, Buenavista del Cobre, Toquepala. In DR Congo: Kamoa-Kakula. See where copper comes from for the country totals, the country page for DR Congo, and Glencore for its other operations here.
The same site is also listed for another commodity: Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) (cobalt).
Sources
- Glencore plc: 2025 Annual Report (annual report, CY2025). Opened 3 November 2026; used: PDF p.230 (Note 35: Kamoto Copper Company 70.0%); p.228 (5% dilution at KCC); p.63 (production notes); p.67.
- Glencore plc: Full Year 2025 Production Report (29 January 2026) (company production report, CY2025 vs CY2024). Opened 3 November 2026; used: PDF pp.5, 10, 13 (production table 'Own sources - copper assets', basis notes).
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Copper (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.
Method and limits
- Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
- Shares. A share divides output in copper content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
- Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
- Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every copper mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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