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 development of First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi S3 expansion project in North-Western Province is nearing completion, with first copper production forecast for the second half of this year. The update comes as FQM announced its global financial and operating results...
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 reported a 13 percent increase in copper production for the third quarter of this year, accompanied by a doubling of income tax payments globally. Production at the company’s Kansanshi mine in Solwezi rose to...
Higher copper prices and improved ore grades helped boost Kansanshi Mining’s financial performance for the first half of 2024, despite continued electricity challenges. The company, which is a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals (FQM), reported a net profit of US$117...
First Quantum Minerals has highlighted the company's commitment to transparency, sustainability, and economic contributions as vital to fostering progress in the mining sector. And emphasised the importance of credible corporate communications reflecting real, tangible activities and progress on the ground.
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has dismissed false rumours that it is in talks to sell a stake in its Zambian copper mines.
First Quantum Minerals maintained its trend of increasing production in the third quarter of 2023, propelled by the mining firm's execution of new agreements with the Zambian government in the previous year. During the quarter, FQM marked a significant milestone...
First Quantum Minerals' investments and expansion projects in Zambia have drawn the interest of financiers in the region who recently toured its mine sites in Kalumbila and Solwezi to familiarise themselves with its operations.
Global Big Day is an annual celebration of birds. It’s a day when birders around the world try to record as many species as they can over a 24-hour period. In what has become known as “citizen science”, sightings are...