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Cobre Panamá is an open-pit copper mine in Panama, located 120 km (75 mi) west of Panama City and 20 km (12 mi) from the Caribbean Sea coast, in the district of Donoso, province of Colón. The mine consists of four zones totalling 13,600 ha (34,000 acres). The main deposits are at Botija, Colina and Valle Grande.
The mine has the capacity to produce 100,000 oz/yr. The Cobre Panama (ex Petaquilla) copper project is run by Minera Panama S.A. and owned by First Quantum and is under study to produce approximately 270,000 tpy of copper. Minera Petaquilla S.A. was a joint venture between Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. of Canada (52%) and Inmet Mining Corp., also of ...
The short-lived Molejón gold mine, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Coclesito, was the first modern mine in Panama. [12] It was operated from 2010 to 2013 by Petaquilla Minerals. [ 13 ] Adjacent to it is the copper-producing Cobre Panamá mine , which was the largest single private sector investment in Panama's history [ 14 ] and ...
Panama's moves raise questions about copper supplies, as Cobre Panama accounts for about 1% of global output. The $10-billion copper mine produces a critical metal for production of electric vehicles.
The Cobre Panama mine alone accounts for nearly 5% of Panama's economy. Also on Friday, Panama's top court agreed to consider a second lawsuit challenging the contract.
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional and the ...
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On Oct. 20, Panama's government approved a contract for First Quantum to operate the copper Cobre Panama mine. It included a 20-year mining right with an option to extend for another 20 years. In ...