Mineral exposure by value
How much of First Quantum Minerals’ value each mineral accounts for.
First Quantum Minerals (TSE: FM) Critical Minerals Exposure
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First Quantum Minerals’ daily share price on TSE: FM, compared with the benchmark prices of the minerals behind it.
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Critical minerals linked to First Quantum Minerals
First Quantum Minerals’ role in each mineral, with the mineral’s Stockatomics benchmark price per kg and its change over the last month.
| Mineral | First Quantum Minerals’ role | Price per kg | 1M change | Stocks |
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| Copper | Producer | $13.92 | +2.2% | Copper stocks |
| Nickel | Producer | $17.24 | −5.8% | Nickel stocks |
Sectors
Sectors First Quantum Minerals serves
First Quantum Minerals’ minerals feed AI, Batteries, Defence, Electric Vehicles, Power Grids, Robotics and Semiconductors.
Overview
About First Quantum Minerals
First Quantum Minerals is a Canadian copper miner whose largest assets are in Zambia, where it runs the Kansanshi and Sentinel mines. Its Cobre Panamá mine, one of the newest large copper mines in the world, stopped producing in late 2023 following a ruling by Panama's Supreme Court, and the company also mines nickel at Enterprise in Zambia.
Business
First Quantum Minerals' critical minerals business
Copper is First Quantum Minerals' main critical mineral, produced at Kansanshi and Sentinel in Zambia's Copperbelt. It also produces nickel at Enterprise, a sulphide deposit in Zambia, and has produced it in Western Australia at Ravensthorpe. Its Zambian copper goes mostly to smelters and buyers in Asia and the Middle East, feeding wiring, power infrastructure and electric vehicles.
Operations
Where First Quantum Minerals operates
First Quantum Minerals' producing copper mines are Kansanshi and Sentinel in Zambia's North-Western Province, with nickel from Enterprise nearby. Cobre Panamá is in Colón province, Panama, and Ravensthorpe in Western Australia has been on care and maintenance.
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More First Quantum Minerals data in the Terminal
This page shows who First Quantum Minerals is and which minerals it works in. The Stockatomics Terminal shows how much: its exposure, production and share price against the minerals behind it.
Exposure score and its components
The Stockatomics exposure score, and the supply, demand and market parts behind it.
Verified production with sources
Production by mineral from company filings, each with its source.
Downstream demand exposure
Which end markets its minerals feed, and how much of its value depends on each.
Catalysts affecting First Quantum Minerals
Policy, supply and project events that move its minerals, as they happen.
FAQ
First Quantum Minerals FAQ
Which critical minerals does First Quantum Minerals produce?
Is First Quantum Minerals a copper stock?
Yes. First Quantum Minerals is a producer of copper, one of the 20 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. See all copper stocks.
Is First Quantum Minerals a nickel stock?
Yes. First Quantum Minerals is a producer of nickel, one of the 7 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. See all nickel stocks.
Where is First Quantum Minerals listed?
First Quantum Minerals is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker FM (TSE: FM), and is based in Canada.
What happened to Cobre Panamá?
The mine stopped producing in late 2023 after Panama's Supreme Court ruled its operating contract unconstitutional. Its future has since been the subject of talks between First Quantum Minerals and Panama's government.
Where does First Quantum Minerals produce nickel?
At Enterprise, a nickel sulphide mine in Zambia next to its Sentinel copper mine.
Other listed companies linked to copper.
- LON: AALAnglo AmericanCopper, Manganese, Metallurgical coal, Nickel
- LON: ANTOAntofagastaCopper
- NYSE: BBarrick MiningCopper
- NYSE: BHPBHPCopper, Metallurgical coal
- STO: BOLBolidenCopper, Lead, Nickel, Tellurium, Zinc
- TSE: CSCapstone CopperCopper
- HKG: 3993CMOC GroupCobalt, Copper, Niobium, Phosphate, Tungsten
- NYSE: FCXFreeport-McMoRanCopper
- OTC: GLCNFGlencoreChromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- TSE: HBMHudbay MineralsCopper, Silver, Zinc
- TSE: IVNIvanhoe MinesCopper, Zinc
- OTC: KGHPFKGHM Polska MiedzCopper, Silver
Sources
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- Company filings: First Quantum Minerals’ minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.