In line with government’s policy of local procurement, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has partnered with the Solwezi Trades Training Institute (SOTTI) to make 2,000 school desks. The furniture will be made by students under FQM’s Kwambula training programme at the...
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First Quantum Minerals (FQM) successfully set local and international mining media abuzz with the news of a billion-dollar-plus investment into its projects in Zambia. The announcement has since been the centre of much public debate, as experts and laypeople...
Zambia’s largest taxpayer, First Quantum Minerals (FQM), paid more than US$1.258 billion in public contributions to Zambia in 2021. The total amount equates to ZMW 21.4 billion at current exchange rates, and is made up of taxes, royalties, duties...
The US$1.35 billion of upcoming investments by First Quantum Minerals are set to boost the economy of North-Western Province by creating new jobs and generating more business for local firms, according to a new report launched this week by...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWITH PICTUREMAY 26, 2022 SOLWEZI SCHOOLCHILDREN IN EXERCISE BOOK BONANZA SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA – Almost a quarter of a million exercise books were handed over to schools in Solwezi District this week as part of First Quantum Minerals’...
Work by First Quantum Minerals through its Kansanshi Mining Plc to improve the quality of life for its employees, their families, and their immediate communities has drawn praise from His Royal Highness Chief Kapijimpanga of the Kaonde people of...
Earlier this month First Quantum Minerals (FQM) announced a mammoth US$1.35 billion package of new projects, with US$1.25 billion to be invested in expansion of our Kansanshi operations in Solwezi – known as the ‘S3’ project – and a...
The North-Western Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NWPCCI) has welcomed First Quantum Minerals’ US$1.35 billion investment package in two new projects in the province, and says its members are ready to capitalise on the opportunities.
First Quantum Minerals’ US$1.35 billion expansion plans are the first steps in helping government achieve its target of 3 million tonnes of copper production, which could triple Zambia’s GDP by 2030 and add half a million new jobs, according...
Young Zambian cyclist Gift Puteho has been featured in a leading US sports film, which captures his enchanting story of hope and ambition. The Kansanshi Cycling Team star was chosen by US sports media company Teton Gravity Research (TGR) to...