First Quantum Minerals
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First Quantum Minerals is a metals and mining company producing mainly copper, nickel, zinc, gold and platinum group elements. With a geographically diversified portfolio of high-quality operations and development projects and a strategic plan to achieve 1.3 million tonnes per annum of copper production capacity within five years, First Quantum is poised to become the largest widely-held, pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the world.
In 2017, First Quantum Minerals' Ravensthorpe operation was placed into care and maintenance. It re-opened in late 2019.
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| Rank | Company | # | |
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| 22nd |  | IGO | $430.0m |
| 23rd | | International Livestock Export | $186.3m |
| 24th |  | First Quantum Minerals | $195.0m |
| 25th |  | Simcoa Operations | NFP |
| 26th | | WA Plantation Resources | $96.1m |
47 exporters ranked by WA export revenue most recent financial year
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| Rank | Company | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th | Iluka Resources | 400 | |
| 17th | Panoramic Resources | 368 | |
| 18th | First Quantum Minerals | 267 | |
| 19th | Simcoa Operations | 178 | |
| 20th | Mount Gibson Iron | 126 |
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Company Activity
| M&A DEAL: New deal has been added | 15 Feb 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Workforce focus amid battery metal woes | 13 Feb 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Battery metals bosses meet for crisis talks | 25 Jan 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Minister wary of nickel premium amid cost pressure | 18 Jan 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Ravensthorpe nickel mining operations suspended | 15 Jan 2024 |
| RANKING: 24 Up from 26 in Exporters list | 23 Oct 2023 |
| NEWS: Tagged in At Close of Business 31 March 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 |
| NEWS: Tagged in FQM joins Rio Tinto in Peru copper pursuit | 31 Mar 2023 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Sodexo secures $170m contracts | 22 Mar 2023 |
| NEW ROLE: Tristan Pascall, Chief Executive, Director | 11 May 2022 |
