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First Quantum Minerals

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First Quantum Minerals

FQVLF·OTC·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0002074490

First Quantum Minerals engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, nickel, silver, and zinc products. Its flagship project is the 100% owned Kansanshi project, which is located in the northwestern Province of Zambia. First Quantum Minerals was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company was formerly known as First Quantum Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in July 1996.

First Quantum Minerals (OTC:FQVLF) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 1 item for FQVLF at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-01, rated 8/10.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Panama Panel Recommends 'Orderly Closure' of First Quantum's Flagship Copper Mine

Short Interest & Short Volume

43.31 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 5,885,184 shares in FQVLF as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.5% decrease from the prior period — about 43.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 59.4% of FQVLF volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)5,885,184 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 0.5%
Days to cover43.31 at avg daily volume of 135,880
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)59.4% of 34,183 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume65.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

$27.63 +0.61% today
52-week range · as of 2026-10-01 $19.17 – $35.48
Market cap
$23.05B
Volume
217.2K (1.3× avg)
3-mo avg 162.5K
Live data · 2026-10-04 07:03 UTC · Market closed

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feed FQVLF - Latest Insights

FQVLF
Sep 30, 2026, 10:37 PM EDT
Source: Seeking Alpha
Importance Score:
8
Panama Panel Recommends 'Orderly Closure' of First Quantum's Flagship Copper Mine
Price at Filing: $26.73
Real-time Price: $27.63 info
Change: +$0.900 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $23.049B info
Sentiment: Negative
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