Non-executive director Andrew Adams has sold nearly half of his stake in First Quantum Minerals.
The disposal was a week after First Quantum reported its third quarter figures.
Adams sold the shares in four tranches. He sold 14,286 shares in total, leaving him with 15,000 shares. The shares were sold at prices ranging from 5,567.72p and 5,576.52p. The total amount raised was nearly £796,000.
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First Quantum, which is also listed on the TSX, focuses on copper and gold although it is also developing a nickel mine in Australia. Kanshahi in Zambia produces the majority of the company's copper. Sales grew from $1.22bn to $1.69bn in the nine months to September 2010.
Revenues grew because of the higher copper price because production was lower due to the fact that two of First Quantum's mines have been expropriated by the Congo government. Write-offs relating to this expropriation led to a large reported loss. First Quantum is trying to obtain compensation.
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