"Bargain of the Year 2009" Well On the Way to Restarting Production

PERTH, AUSTRALIA--December 3, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals Limited (TSX:FM) (FQM) (Vancouver, British Columbia), which picked up the bargain of 2009 shortly before Christmas last year, is progressing quickly with the restart and upgrade of the Ravensthorpe nickel project in Western Australia. First Quantum is currently expecting to complete construction and begin the ramp-up of production at the plant by May next year.