Cobre Panama makes initial 25-t for First Quantum

According to Mining News Pro - Also at the mine site, First Quantum  has finished and begun commissioning the power plant. In the mill the first train has been completed and commissioned with ore. The No.1 and 2 semi-autonomous grinding (SAG) mills is underway as is similar work on three ball mills.

First Quantum chairman and CEO Philip Pascall said, “We are now realizing the benefits of good design and quality assurance in construction.  It is especially rewarding to see our plans for environmental management functioning as intended, and the meaningful partnerships we have built with local communities are already playing an integral role in the operation of Cobre Panama.”

First Quantum also has producing mines in Turkey, Mauritania, Zambia, Spain, and Finland. Together these operations produced 145,358 tonnes of copper and 45,929 oz. of gold in Q1 2019. The all-in sustaining cost was US$1.72 per lb. of copper and the realized price per pound sold was US$2.74.