{"id":20486,"date":"2022-04-13T20:08:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fqm-ranked-6th-largest-copper-producer-in-the-world"},"modified":"2022-04-13T20:26:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:26:34","slug":"fqm-ranked-6th-largest-copper-producer-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fqm-ranked-6th-largest-copper-producer-in-the-world","title":{"rendered":"FQM RANKED 6TH LARGEST COPPER PRODUCER IN THE WORLD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>First Quantum Minerals (FQM), which operates the Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in North-Western Province, has been ranked the sixth largest copper producer in the world.<\/p>\n

The ranking by mining commodities data provider Kitco underscores the mining giant\u2019s continued expansion of its operations in Zambia and globally despite subdued growth in the sector and supply chain disruptions coupled with freight-related constraints in 2021, in part induced by the pandemic. The world\u2019s largest copper producer, Codelco of Chile, produced some 1.7 million tonnes in 2021, while First Quantum produced 816,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n

More than half of FQM\u2019s global copper production during the year was produced in Zambia. Last year\u2019s production was the highest annual copper production in First Quantum\u2019s history, mostly driven by record production at its new Cobre Panama mine and the resilience of operations such as those in Zambia.<\/p>\n

The increase in copper output in 2021 represented a 5 percent increase in output from 2020. FQM\u2019s operations in Zambia at both its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines contributed 435,000 tonnes of copper to the total global output, representing at least 53.3 percent of total output in 2021.<\/p>\n

Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi achieved copper production of 202,000 for the full year, 19,000 lower than 2020, reflecting the depleting oxide ore in the maturing mine and that copper production in the fourth quarter of 2021 was 52,000 tonnes, a reduction of 1,000 tonnes from the same period of 2020 because of lower grades and oxide recoveries.<\/p>\n

Sentinel Mine at Kalumbila achieved copper production of 233,000 tonnes for the full year, 18,000 tonnes lower than 2020 levels. 2021 performance was impacted by the Train 1 Ball Mill Trunnion failure in the first quarter and a lower grade profile, however, record quarterly throughput of 61,000 tonnes was achieved in the last quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n

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