First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum") (FM)(FQM) today announced its production and sales for the three months and year ended December 31, 2014 and production and capital expenditure outlook for the full year 2015.

According to the statistics, on Jan.23rd, 2015, total nickel ores stock of China was 19.85million tons, decreased by 500thousand tons compared with last week. up to now, the nickel ores stock had already declined for 11 weeks with total drop volume of 4.05mill...

China and Japan was still the main export base and it was acknowledged that in the first 3 quarters of 2014, 98.3% of the nickel ores volume was exported, of which Philippines exported 36.55million tons nickel ores to China, up by 13.9% while exported 2.63mill...

According to the statistics, total nickel ores stock of China was 20.35million tons on Jan.16th, 2015, which declined by 300thousand tons compared with that of last week. It was acknowledged that the stock had decreased for 10weeks with drop rate

Import Statistic of Nickel Ore by Country and Area in November 2014, China

According to the statistics, on Jan. 9th of 2015, total nickel ores stock of China was 20.65million tons, decreasing by 200thousand tons than last week.

In recent two years, the nickel ores of China continued to improve. According to the statistics, in 2013, nickel ores stock in most months kept at 20-21million tons while in 2014 it increased to 23million tons. Even though the Ni ores stock also kept the risin...

Since early Nov., the nickel ores stock of China continued to decline along with the active purchases and the decreasing imports.