First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) agreed to sell the past-producing Cobre Las Cruces copper mine in Spain to an investment fund for up to $190…
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First Quantum to suspend Panama arbitration battle
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Panamanian unit says it’s asked its lawyers to halt legal proceedings against Panama in a bid to end a 16-month-old…
First Quantum chairman Philip Pascall passes away
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has announced its chairman and co-founder Philip Pascall has died. The company says Pascall passed peacefully at his home in…
Rio Tinto-First Quantum JV to develop massive copper project in Peru
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) and First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) have formed a joint venture to advance the La Granja copper…
First Quantum to take majority stake in Rio Tinto’s Granja copper project in Peru
First Quantum Minerals (TSE: FM) has agreed to partner with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to develop the La Granja project in Peru, forming…
First Quantum losing US$8M a day on Cobre Panama halt
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says it’s experiencing losses of up to US$8 million a day due to the suspension of ore processing and port…
Anglo American’s Quellaveco yields first copper concentrate
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) said on Tuesday it had begun producing copper concentrate at its US$5.5 billion Quellaveco mine in Peru. The mining giant, which…
Falco raises $17M for Horne 5 engineering, studies
Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) has completed the last tranche of its $17.3 million private placement to continue engineering, technical and environmental studies related to its…
First Quantum lowers 2020 guidance
With its Cobre Panama mine on care and maintenance since April 7, First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has reduced its copper guidance for the year…
Trade war pause brightens copper outlook
U.S. President Donald Trump signed off on a phase-one trade deal with China on Dec. 13 to avert a planned round of tariffs on US$160…
Highland Copper tables PEA for White Pine North
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Highland Copper’s (TSXV: HI; US-OTC: HDRSF) White Pine North copper project in Michigan envisions a 25-year mine producing an average…
Mystery nickel buyer could restart First Quantum’s Ravensthorpe
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LSE: FQM) management says it could have a buyer for any nickel produced from a restart of the venerable Ravensthorpe…