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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Exporters
| Rank | Company | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd |  | IGO | $430.0m |
| 23rd | | International Livestock Export | $199.3m |
| 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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Exporters
| 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
| 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 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Conflict a plot twist in nickel story | 04 May 2022 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Fresh push to prolong Ravensthorpe mine | 11 Apr 2022 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Ravensthorpe mine extension opened | 18 Nov 2021 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Venus lands strategic nickel-copper-PGE acreage in WA | 20 Jul 2021 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Posco buys into Ravensthorpe | 20 May 2021 |
