FIRST Quantum Minerals’ second-largest shareholder will pay $500m for copper shipments in an arrangement that strengthens the mining company’s balance sheet while its flagship asset in Panama remains shuttered. Bloomberg News said the company is also in talks with lenders to amend and extend its loan facilities, and expects a conclusion “in the near term.” […] The post First Quantum to sell $500m in copper to China’s Jiangxi appeared first on Miningmx.