at ▁in ▁northern ▁Maur it ania , ▁port ▁facilities ▁at ▁N ou ad hib ou ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast , ▁and ▁a ▁railway ▁that ▁linked ▁the ▁min ing ▁center ▁to ▁the ▁port ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Com mod ities ▁ ▁Co pper ▁First ▁Quant um ▁Min er als ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁Canada ▁produced ▁its ▁first ▁co pper ▁in ▁concent rate ▁from ▁the ▁Gu el b ▁M og hre in ▁co pper - g old ▁mine ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁commercial ▁production ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁the ▁gu el b ▁M og hre in ▁Mine ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁in chi ri ▁region ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁ak jou jt ▁about ▁ 2 5 0 ▁kilom eters ▁( km ) ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁nou ak ch ott . ▁the ▁mine ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁reach ▁its ▁designed ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁per ▁year ▁( t / yr ) ▁of ▁ ▁co pper ▁concent rate ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Me as ured ▁and ▁indicated ▁resources ▁at ▁gu el b ▁M og hre in ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁ 2 3 . 7 ▁M t . ▁First ▁Quant um ▁held ▁an ▁ 8 0 % ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁mine , ▁and ▁gu el b ▁M og hre in ▁M ines ▁d ’ ak jou jt ▁S . a . ▁held ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 2 0 %. ▁ ▁Gold ▁First ▁Quant um ▁produced ▁its ▁first ▁gold