| Abstract: |
TSX- and LSE-listed First Quantum Minerals has recorded a 16% drop in third-quarter profits, while announcing that it continued to seek a “negotiated solution” with regard to its Kolwezi contract, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Its net profit fell to $123,8-million in the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with $147,5-million in the third quarter of 2008, while diluted earnings a share dropped to $1,50 a share, compared with $2,13 a share in the third quarter of the previous financial year. |