First Quantum Minerals Provides an Update on its Nickel Assets

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM,AIM:FQM) reported an update on its nickel assets in Australia, Finland and Zambia.

As quoted in the press release:

The Company’s advanced nickel projects, Ravensthorpe and Kevitsa, are scheduled to be in commercial operation in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Together, these projects are expected to produce approximately 49,000 tonnes of nickel annually, which would place First Quantum among the top 10 nickel producers in the world.

Click here to read the First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) press release.