In a significant move towards bolstering Zambia’s industrial capacity and ensuring sustainable community development, First Quantum Minerals (FQM), through its subsidiary FQM Trident Limited, has deepened its local content strategy by handing over critical operational responsibilities to a wholly...
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has launched its 2025/26 Farmer Input Support Programme, investing K33,384,129 to support 7,208 smallholder farmers across Mushindamo, Solwezi, Kalumbila and Mwinilunga, covering 3,412 hectares under cultivation. The initiative is part of FQM’s long-running Agriculture Livelihood...
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has reported increases in copper production at both its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in North-Western Province, reinforced by the completion of its S3 processing plant at Kansanshi. Its Kansanshi operation in Solwezi reported 47,000 tonnes...
The vision is bold: three million tonnes of copper a year by 2032. But as Zambia’s mining sector races toward this target, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) Country Director Anthony Mukutuma warns that ambition must be matched by strategy. At...
Proflight Zambia has announced a series of schedule enhancements across its domestic and regional network, aimed at strengthening connectivity and improving travel flexibility and comfort for passengers. The updates reinforce Zambia’s leading scheduled airline’s commitment to meeting growing passenger demand...
In a period of about 12 years, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has collaborated effectively with government to establish 5 new health facilities dotted around FQM Trident Limited’s catchment area. Existing establishments have also been supported with hygiene and sanitation...
In order to stabilise the 330kV electricity network in Zambia's North-Western Province, ZESCO, along with partners FQM and Barrick, is embarking on a major initiative to strengthen and modernise the region’s power infrastructure. The project, the result of a collaborative...
Modern public health infrastructure remains essential in the drive to strengthen local healthcare systems and enhance quality delivery to rural communities where access is hampered by both distance and resources. However, the narrative is changing for the community in...
First Quantum Minerals announces a strategic investment in Prospect Resources the Australian-based battery and electrification metals developer. Prospect’s principal focus is advancing the Mumbezhi Copper Project in north-western Zambia, around 25km south-east of First Quantum’s Trident combined project (Sentinel and...
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has called on engineers to look beyond conventional approaches to addressing challenges in the mining sector and nurture professionals who can compete on the world stage.