en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the London Metal Exchange (LME) issued an announcement that the "SMD" brand cathode copper produced by China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.'s Dizewa Mining Company has been officially approved as an LME deliverable brand. Starting from March 27, 2026, it can be delivered at designated LME warehouses worldwide. This move marks CNMC Dizewa's formal entry into the global nonferrous metal core supply chain system, becoming the third LME-registered cathode copper brand deployed by China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. in Africa, following CNMC Luanshya's "CLM" and CNMC Kimbove's "KMS".
CNMC Dizewa is located in Kolwezi City, Lualaba Province, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the overseas copper-cobalt resource development project with the largest single investment by China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. The project was established in July 2017 as a joint venture between China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. and the DRC state-owned mining company Gécamines, with the Chinese side holding a 51% stake and Gécamines holding 49%. The first phase of the project has a total investment of USD 880 million. It employs open-pit mining and hydrometallurgical processes, with an annual production capacity of 80,000 tons of cathode copper and 8,000 tons of cobalt metal. It was completed and put into operation 150 days ahead of schedule in January 2020, with retained copper metal resources of 4.6 million tons and cobalt metal resources of 420,000 tons.
The LME Grade-A copper certification encompasses comprehensive requirements including product physical specifications, chemical composition, production stability, delivery reliability, and corporate social responsibility practices. CNMC Dizewa successively passed the ISO "Three Standards" system certification and the "AA" level assessment for responsible supply chains, completed shipments of three batches of LME test copper, and established a full-process quality traceability and logistics supervision system to ensure all product indicators precisely meet LME delivery standards.
The successful registration of the "SMD" brand has opened a "green channel" for China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.'s products to enter the international financial market. Previously, CNMC Luanshya's "CLM" brand cathode copper was approved for LME registration in December 2023, with an annual output of 45,000 tons; CNMC Kimbove's "KMS" brand cathode copper was approved in December 2025, with an annual output of 36,000 tons. The successive LME registration certifications of these three major brands have further improved China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.'s brand layout in the African copper mining sector, laying a solid foundation for deepening international cooperation and expanding its high-end customer base.
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