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TOP MINING COMPANIES ON THE TSX

The third Vancouver-based company on this list , First Quantum Minerals earned just under $ 2.7 billion in revenue in 2015 , according to this press release about its 2015 performance . The company boasted that it produced a large amount of copper from its Sentinel mine in Zambia , the Kevitsa mine in Finland , the Las Cruces mine in Spain , and the GuelbMoghrein mine in Mauritania . Some of the company ’ s mines , including the ones mentioned above , also produce gold , nickel , zinc , and cobalt , according to its Operating Mines report . First Quantum ’ s leaders include Chairman of the Board and CEO Philip Pascall and President Clive Newall .

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