Key facts

Location:

All of the group’s assets are located near the town of Kolwezi in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. For additional information, see map.

Mines:

KOV, Kananga, Tilwezembe

Resources*:

KOV – 172 million tonnes at 5.1% copper and 0.5% cobalt

Tilwezembe – 6 million tonnes at 1.5% copper and 1.0% cobalt

Kananga – 7 million tonnes at 2.1% copper and 1.3% cobalt

Production units:

Kolwezi Concentrator

New world-class refinery (due to start production Q4 2009)

Current Products:

Copper / cobalt concentrate

Future Products:

A-grade copper cathode

High purity cobalt products

Planned production capacity:

250,000 tpa copper, 27,500 tpa cobalt

Expected investment:

$1.8 billion

Share listing:

Nikanor’s shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market

Ticker symbol:

NKR

Number of employees:

approximately 1,500

Country of incorporation:

Isle of Man

Date of incorporation:

26 June 2006

Nikanor / DCP office locations:

Douglas, London, Johannesburg, Lubumbashi, Kolwezi

* 100% interest held by DCP. DCP is owned 75% by GEC (Nikanor) and 25% by Gécamines