# Ivanhoe Mines (TSE: IVN) Critical Minerals Exposure

Ivanhoe Mines is linked to 2 critical minerals: a producer of copper and zinc. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange as IVN and based in Canada.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/ivanhoe-mines-tse-ivn
Exchange: TSE
Ticker: IVN
Country: Canada
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Ivanhoe Mines

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-price-us) | Producer | $13.92 per kg contained | +2.2% | [Copper stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-stocks) |
| [Zinc](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/zinc-price-us) | Producer | $3.79 per kg contained | −0.2% | [Zinc stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/zinc-stocks) |

## Sectors Ivanhoe Mines serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe Mines is a Vancouver-based mining company founded by Robert Friedland, best known for discovering and developing the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which it co-owns with China's Zijin Mining. It has restarted the historic Kipushi zinc mine nearby and is bringing the Platreef platinum group metals, nickel and copper project in South Africa into production.

## Ivanhoe Mines' critical minerals business

Ivanhoe Mines is linked to copper and zinc. Kamoa-Kakula produces high-grade copper concentrate and, with its own smelter, copper anode, while Kipushi produces zinc concentrate from one of the highest-grade zinc deposits in the world. Platreef, its South African project, adds platinum group metals together with nickel and copper.

## Where Ivanhoe Mines operates

Kamoa-Kakula and Kipushi are in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces, while Platreef lies in South Africa's Limpopo province near Mokopane. Ivanhoe Mines also explores the Western Forelands near Kamoa-Kakula.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Ivanhoe Mines.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Ivanhoe Mines produce?

Ivanhoe Mines is linked to 2 critical minerals: it is a producer of copper and zinc. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Copper](/commodities/copper-price-us), [Zinc](/commodities/zinc-price-us).

### Is Ivanhoe Mines a copper stock?

Yes. Ivanhoe Mines is a producer of copper, one of the 20 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all copper stocks](/commodities/copper-stocks).

### Is Ivanhoe Mines a zinc stock?

Yes. Ivanhoe Mines is a producer of zinc, one of the 11 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all zinc stocks](/commodities/zinc-stocks).

### Where is Ivanhoe Mines listed?

Ivanhoe Mines is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker IVN (TSE: IVN), and is based in Canada.

### Who owns Kamoa-Kakula?

Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining each hold just under 40%, with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and a private company owning the rest.

### What is the Platreef project?

A platinum group metals, nickel, copper and gold project near Mokopane in South Africa, developed by Ivanhoe Mines on one of the largest deposits of its kind.

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- [Capstone Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/capstone-copper-tse-cs) (TSE: CS): Copper
- [CMOC Group](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/cmoc-group-hkg-3993) (HKG: 3993): Cobalt, Copper, Niobium, Phosphate, Tungsten
- [First Quantum Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/first-quantum-minerals-tse-fm) (TSE: FM): Copper, Nickel
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- [Glencore](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/glencore-otc-glcnf) (OTC: GLCNF): Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- [Hudbay Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hudbay-minerals-tse-hbm) (TSE: HBM): Copper, Silver, Zinc
- [KGHM Polska Miedz](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/kghm-otc-kghpf) (OTC: KGHPF): Copper, Silver

## Sources

- Company filings: Ivanhoe Mines’ minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.