First Quantum Minerals

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... 

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals has outlined plans for a potential $5-billion development at its 100%-owned Taca Taca project, positioning the asset as its next major copper growth project as... 

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (FQM) and electric utility company Anzana Electric Group have announced a strategic collaboration to develop new hydropower generation projects in northern... 

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals on Thursday welcomed Panama President Jose Raul Mulino's plan, announced early this month, to allow the removal and processing of stockpiled ore at its... 

Metals and mining company First Quantum Minerals is introducing new automated drilling technology at its Sentinel mine, in Kalumbila, marking the deployment of this advanced system in Zambia. The... 

TSX-listed copper, nickel and gold producer First Quantum Minerals has expressed its support for newly gazetted regulations aimed at increasing local participation in Zambia’s mining sector,...