ANNUAL DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS

FIRST QUANTUM'S ANNUAL DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTSNOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company", TSX Symbol "FM", LSE Symbol "FQM") today advised that its 2015 Annual Report and Annual Information Form and its 2016 Notice & Access Document, Combined Notice and Management Information Circular, Proxy Form, NI Card and Voting Instruction Form are now available online at http://www.first-quantum.com/English/Investors-Centre/2016-Annual-Meeting-of-Shareholders-Materials.

Annual Meeting of Shareholders 

The Company will host its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) in The Gallery of the TMX Broadcast Centre, The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Toronto, ON, M5X 1J2, Canada.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors 12g3-2b-82-4461

of First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Listed in Standard and Poor's

G. Clive Newall

President

For further information visit our website at www.first-quantum.com

North American contact: Sharon Loung, Director, Investor RelationsTel: (647) 346-3934 Fax: (604) 688-3818 Toll Free: 1 (888) 688-6577 E-Mail: [email protected] United Kingdom contact: Clive Newall, PresidentTel: +44 140 327 3484 Fax: +44 140 327 3494 E-Mail: [email protected]