First Quantum readies Argentina tax-break application for up to $5.3 billion copper project

First Quantum Minerals

23/10/2026 16:57

Oct 23 (Reuters) - First Quantum Minerals FM.TO expects to apply for Argentina's large investment tax break scheme before the end of the year, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on Friday, in a copper project investment that could reach $5.25 billion.
First Quantum's Taca Taca copper deposit is one of the largest undeveloped sites of the red metal in the world, Quirno added. 


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