First Quantum Minerals

The global copper market is bracing for a significant positive shift driven by growing demand, with Central Africa emerging as a key player to step up supply, says analytics and insights firm Wood... 

Canada's main stock index rose to a record high on Wednesday as higher commodity prices boosted energy and metal mining shares, and despite signs that renegotiation of a continental trade pact will... 

First Quantum Minerals is in talks to sell a stake in one of the world’s biggest undeveloped copper projects as rival miners and strategic investors rush to boost exposure to the metal. First... 

A government-commissioned audit of First Quantum Minerals' shuttered Cobre Panama mine found the project broadly compliant with its environmental, legal and operational obligations, handing the... 

Zambia has extended the suspension of a 10% duty on copper concentrate exports to September 30, to help clear stockpiles of unprocessed material as the country's major smelters undergo extended... 

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has reported that it contributed $3.46-billion to the Zambian economy during 2025. The company’s latest yearly ‘Tax Transparency and Economic... 

Supported by political will, robust legislation and increased investment, Zambia’s mining sector is experiencing significant growth, expanding its profile from a traditional mineral producer to... 

Following trials of a prototype battery-electric, ultra-class rigid-frame dump truck that started in June 2024, copper major First Quantum Minerals (FQM) is targeting having the first commercial... 

KoBold Metals, the exploration company backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Sam Altman, officially broke ground on what will be Zambia’s biggest copper mine as the global hunt for... 

Aim- and JSE-listed Shuka Minerals has appointed Ox Drilling as the drilling contractor for the Phase 1 drilling programme at the Kabwe zinc mine, which is managed by Shuka’s Zambian operating... 

TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals has posted a net attributable loss to shareholders of $196-million, or $0.24 apiece, for the three months ended March 31. On an adjusted basis, the company... 

Global copper company First Quantum Minerals has described Taca Taca as one of the world’s premier undeveloped copper assets. The project has an estimated mineral reserve of 1.99-billion tonnes at... 

Two of Zambia’s largest copper smelters and sulphuric acid producers will shut for extended maintenance later this year, two industry sources said, further squeezing copper output and supplies of... 

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has partnered with Hitachi Construction Machinery to commission the world’s first ultralarge battery-electric mining truck at its Kansanshi copper and... 

Global miner Barrick Mining Corporation plans to reduce its exposure to higher-risk jurisdictions and signaled openness to top-tier acquisitions, as it prepares to spin off its prized North... 

The government of Panama has formally approved the removal, processing and export of stockpiled ore from First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panamá copper mine that was extracted prior to the suspension... 

Panama's government aims to finalize a resolution by Tuesday authorizing the removal of material from First Quantum Minerals' shuttered copper mine known as Cobre Panama, the country's Trade... 

Canada-based First Quantum Minerals will sell the Çayeli mine in Türkiye to Cengiz Holding for $340-million in cash, as part of its portfolio optimisation strategy. The buyer, through its... 

Zambia is courting global investors, including from the US, as it aims to more than triple its copper output to three-million metric tons by 2031, its mines minister said on Tuesday. Africa's...